Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Tabor (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Tabor. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Tabor is located in Carroll County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Tabor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tabor:
- Carroll County (The home county of Tabor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
- Dellroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valleyview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leavittsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- New Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Queensboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Wyncrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Atwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Hibbetts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Sherrodsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Malvern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watheys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
- Holloway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Flushing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
- East Rochester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kensington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Salineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Hanoverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- New Alexander
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Reading
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Salisbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
- Londonderry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Birmingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
- Bowerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Scio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Tappan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Germano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Feed Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Jewett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Apex
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Deersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Cadiz Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Holmes County
- Farmerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
- Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bergholz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cream City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Bloomingdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Osage
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Island Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Sugar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Wintersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Alliance Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Beloit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
- Waynesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- North Industry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Lake Sherman Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Canton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Richville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Summit County
- Greensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
- Somerdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Roswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Mineral City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zoarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Barnhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Dennison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Uhrichsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bolivar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- Mount Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
- New Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- New Manchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tabor, see our County-by-County Page for Tabor.
Cemeteries Near Tabor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tabor.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Tabor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tabor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
- McGuire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Seceders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Champers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baxters Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leavittsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Price - Rollins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (624 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Carrollton Grandview Cemetery
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tabor had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tabor, with the one closest to Tabor listed first.
- Dellroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Leavittsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Palermo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- New Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Atwood ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Hibbetts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- New Hagerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hagerstown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hagerstown
- New Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Cumberland is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
- Bowerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harlem Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harlem Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Conotton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Specht
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Specht is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Specht
- Watheys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tabor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tabor.
Newspapers Published in Tabor ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tabor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tabor, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tabor.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Tabor:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tabor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tabor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |