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 Waco (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 Waco. 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.
Waco 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 Waco. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waco:
- Stark County (The home county of Waco)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Industry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harter Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Gambrinus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Meyers Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Fohl Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Belfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hills and Dales
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Perry Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- East Sparta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Valleyview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Atwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Queensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Carrollton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Chambersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reading
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Alexander
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Adair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Kensington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Summitville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Coleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Bowerston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Conotton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Tappan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Scio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Farmerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Amsterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bergholz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beloit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Craig Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Wadsworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Sharon Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Mishler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Campbellsport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Kent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Brady Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Ravenna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lloyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Greensburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Comet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Lakemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Mogadore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Portage Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Thomastown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Bolivar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Somerdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Strasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roswell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Dalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Mount Eaton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Apple Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Fredericksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waco, see our County-by-County Page for Waco.
Cemeteries Near Waco ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waco.
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 Waco - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waco covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- Canton Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rowland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McKinley Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kountze Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (651 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43110 <2>
- West Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Niesz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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, Waco had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waco, with the one closest to Waco listed first.
- North Industry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marks ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Gambrinus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Howenstine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Howenstine is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howenstine
- Mapleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mapleton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Robertsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Marchand ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marchand is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Oval City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Navarre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sandyville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waco. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waco.
Newspapers Published in Waco ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waco.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waco, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waco.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Waco:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson 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 Waco, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Waco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |