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 Urban Hill (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 Urban Hill. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Urban Hill is located in Stark 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Urban Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Urban Hill:
- Stark County (The home county of Urban Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Urban Hill, with the one closest to Urban Hill listed first.
- North Lawrence
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sippo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Forty Corners Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Canal Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Mayflower Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Massillon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Perry Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- Hills and Dales
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Brewster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urban Hill, with the one closest to Urban Hill listed first.
- Redhaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Jeromesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urban Hill, with the one closest to Urban Hill listed first.
- Malvern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Atwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Valleyview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Hibbetts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Queensboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Columbiana County
- Reading
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Coshocton County
- New Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cuyahoga County
- Bennetts Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urban Hill, with the one closest to Urban Hill listed first.
- Mount Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Charm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Millersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Killbuck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urban Hill, with the one closest to Urban Hill listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urban Hill, with the one closest to Urban Hill listed first.
- Wadsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Seville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Sharon Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Youngs Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Gloria Glens Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Poe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Westfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Friendsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Windfall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urban Hill, with the one closest to Urban Hill listed first.
- Mishler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Rootstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Campbellsport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Pine Gate Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urban Hill, with the one closest to Urban Hill listed first.
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- New Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barberton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Norton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Myersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- East Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Lakemore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Thomastown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Akron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urban Hill, with the one closest to Urban Hill listed first.
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Strasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Parral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Mineral City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Heritage Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shanesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Somerdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Urban Hill, with the one closest to Urban Hill listed first.
- Burton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Mount Eaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Apple Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Urban Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Urban Hill.
Cemeteries Near Urban Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Urban Hill.
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 Urban Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Urban Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Urban Hill, with the one closest to Urban Hill listed first.
- Newman Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kurtz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
- The Clover Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- County Line Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clapper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Greenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Canal Fulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (661 more) ...
- St. Johns Sixteen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Barbaras Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Urban Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Urban Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Urban Hill, with the one closest to Urban Hill listed first.
- North Lawrence
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sippo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Summit ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- East Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Newman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Newman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Pauls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pauls is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- Canal Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Crystal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Burton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Massillon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Marshallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Urban Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Urban Hill.
Newspapers Published in Urban Hill ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Urban Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Urban Hill, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Urban Hill.
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 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 Urban Hill:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Cuyahoga County
- Holmes County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage 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 Urban Hill, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Urban Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |