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 Trail (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 Trail. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Trail is located in Holmes 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 Holmes County: Ashland, Coshocton, Knox, Stark, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Trail. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Trail:
- Holmes County (The home county of Trail)
- The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Holmesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Killbuck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Stillwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Loudonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jeromesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- McKay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Atwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Queensboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dellroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Valleyview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Leavittsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Leesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Malvern
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- New Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chili
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- Layland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Canal Lewisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- West Lafayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Metham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Coshocton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nellie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Mohawk Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Guernsey County
- Birds Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Station Fifteen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Bowerston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Feed Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Tappan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Gann
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Buckeye City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Acme
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Seville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wadsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Justus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Navarre Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Navarre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Lake Sherman Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Westarado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Mayflower Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Richville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Comet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- New Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Greensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Norton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Myersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barrs Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Shanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baltic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Bolivar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zoar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- East Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Moreland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Burton City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Shreve
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Orrville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Millbrook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Boys Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Weilersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Trail, see our County-by-County Page for Trail.
Cemeteries Near Trail ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Trail.
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 Trail - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Trail covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Trail Swiss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- The Weaver Cemetery has also been known as:
- Abraham E. Miller Farm Cemetery
- Kolb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Old Winesburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Winesburg West Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moses J Miller Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roman Raber Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beachy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachy Cemetery
- The Beachy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Albert Beachy Farm Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Feller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Milo Yoder Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (679 more) ...
- Yutzy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yutzy Cemetery
- The Yutzy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alvin Yoder Farm Cemetery
- Yutzey Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Trail had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Trail, with the one closest to Trail listed first.
- Winesburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Walnut Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrs Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Dundee
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Beach City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Saltillo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Trail. See our List of 1890's Communities around Trail.
Newspapers Published in Trail ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Trail.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Trail, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Trail.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Trail:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Holmes County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Carroll County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Knox County
- Medina County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Wayne 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 Trail, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Trail) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |