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 Thornhill (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 Thornhill. 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.
Name Variations for Thornhill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Thorn Hill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Thornhill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Thornhill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Thornhill 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 Thornhill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Thornhill:
- Carroll County (The home county of Thornhill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornhill, with the one closest to Thornhill listed first.
- Leavittsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Queensboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Leesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Sherrodsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Atwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valleyview
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Hibbetts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Watheys
(14 miles [22.5 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 Thornhill, with the one closest to Thornhill listed first.
- Holloway
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Lafferty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Oco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Bannock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Hendrysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hendrysburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrysburg
- Morristown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Morristown is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Blainesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Crescent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- East Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Richland is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richland
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornhill, with the one closest to Thornhill listed first.
- East Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Kensington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Millport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Hanoverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- New Salisbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Reading
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornhill, with the one closest to Thornhill listed first.
- Chili
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- New Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornhill, with the one closest to Thornhill listed first.
- Londonderry
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Birmingham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Antrim
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Odell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Winterset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Fairview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Middlebourne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Kimbolton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornhill, with the one closest to Thornhill listed first.
- Bowerston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Scio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Tappan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Feed Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Deersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jewett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Germano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Apex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cadiz Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Holmes County
- Farmerstown
(28 miles [45.1 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 Thornhill, with the one closest to Thornhill listed first.
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bergholz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Osage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Adena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- New Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Wintersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Smithfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- Fernwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Mahoning County
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornhill, with the one closest to Thornhill listed first.
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Sparta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Industry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Lake Sherman Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Belfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Beach City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Navarre
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Thornhill, with the one closest to Thornhill listed first.
- Roswell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dennison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Uhrichsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Somerdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Mineral City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zoarville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Stillwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Tuscarawas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- New Philadelphia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- Mount Eaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County (WV)
- New Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Thornhill, see our County-by-County Page for Thornhill.
Cemeteries Near Thornhill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Thornhill.
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 Thornhill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Thornhill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Thornhill, with the one closest to Thornhill listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Price - Rollins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hagerstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Palermo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Longview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherrodsville Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (640 more) ...
- Sherrodsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seceders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Thornhill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Thornhill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Thornhill, with the one closest to Thornhill listed first.
- Leesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- New Hagerstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Hagerstown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hagerstown
- Palermo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Palermo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Leavittsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Bowerston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Atwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Tabor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tabor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Dellroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Cumberland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Cumberland is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cumberland
- Scio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carrollton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Thornhill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Thornhill.
Newspapers Published in Thornhill ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Thornhill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Thornhill, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Thornhill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Thornhill:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Stark 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Thornhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thornhill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |