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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 Unionville (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 Unionville. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Unionville is primarily located in Ashtabula County. A portion of Unionville extends into Lake 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 Ashtabula County: Geauga, Lake, Trumbull, Crawford (PA) & Erie (PA).

Below are the counties that are near Unionville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Unionville:

  • Ashtabula County     (The home county of Unionville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Geneva
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
    • Harpersfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
    • Driftwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
    • Mechanicsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Geneva-on-the-Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Austinburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Saybrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
    • Trumbull
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
    • Chapel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Chapel is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel
    • Eagleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Eagleville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • East Trumbull
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
    • Rock Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Gates Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Mayfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Euclid
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Euclid is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Euclid <1>
    • Highland Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunting Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
    • Mayfield Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyndhurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Geauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Thompson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Montville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Montville is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • West Bass Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
    • Huntsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
    • Chardon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • East Claridon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • East Claridon is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
    • Aquilla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Aquilla is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Burton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Middlefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chesterland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Yates Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
    • Parkman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • North Madison
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Madison is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
    • Madison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • North Perry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • North Perry is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 885 people
    • Perry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Painesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Fairport Harbor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Grand River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mentor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Mentor-on-the-Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Kirtland Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
    • Kirtland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Brentwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brentwood is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Trumbull County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Mesopotamia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Greene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Greene is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • West Farmington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Bristolville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Farmington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Farmington is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Gustavus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gustavus is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustavus
    • Barclay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Barclay is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Wassie ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Wassie is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
    • Mecca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mecca is located in Trumbull County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Crawford County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Espyville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pymatuning North
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pymatuning North is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning North
    • Pymatuning Central
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
    • Westford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
  • Erie County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.
    • Tracy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Tracy is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
    • Cherry Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Hill is located in Erie County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Unionville, see our County-by-County Page for Unionville.

Cemeteries Near Unionville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Unionville.

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 Unionville - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Unionville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.

  • Old Unionville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Main Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Madison Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dock Road Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brakemans Corners Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • North Madison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Middle Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • South River Road Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harpersfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • South Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

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 Unionville had a population of 466 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Unionville, with the one closest to Unionville listed first.

  • North Madison
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • North Madison is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Madison
  • Madison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wheeler ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wheeler is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Harpersfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
  • Geneva
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Geneva is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <1>
  • Cork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cork is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
  • Mechanicsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Thompson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Calm ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Calm is located in Geauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
  • Perry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Trumbull
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
  • Austinburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Saybrook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Saybrook is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
    • Footville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Footville is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
    • Munson Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Munson Hill is located in Ashtabula County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson Hill

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Unionville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Unionville.

Newspapers Published in Unionville ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Unionville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Unionville, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Unionville.

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 helpful 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 Unionville:

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 Unionville, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Unionville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.