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 Waite 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 Waite 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Waite Hill is located in 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 Lake County: Ashtabula, Cuyahoga & Geauga.
Below are the counties that are near Waite Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waite Hill:
- Lake County (The home county of Waite Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waite Hill, with the one closest to Waite Hill listed first.
- Brentwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Kirtland Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kirtland Hills is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Willoughby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pecks Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Kirtland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Reynolds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Willoughby Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Timberlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Wickliffe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willowick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waite Hill, with the one closest to Waite Hill listed first.
- Hartsgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Trumbull
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
- East Trumbull
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Trumbull is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trumbull
- Harpersfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersfield
- Driftwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Orwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Geneva-on-the-Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roaming Shores
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Roaming Shores is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaming Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
- Austinburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waite Hill, with the one closest to Waite Hill listed first.
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gates Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Euclid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lyndhurst
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nottingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Hunting Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- South Euclid
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beachwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pepper Pike
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waite Hill, with the one closest to Waite Hill listed first.
- Chesterland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chardon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- Aquilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Yates Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- South Russell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- East Claridon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Bainbridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- Montville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Montville is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Auburn Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waite Hill, with the one closest to Waite Hill listed first.
- Aurora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Mantua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Streetsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hiram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Garrettsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Drakesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Mahoning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waite Hill, with the one closest to Waite Hill listed first.
- Reminderville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Northfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Twinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Boston Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Boston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Hudson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Peninsula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Richfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waite Hill, with the one closest to Waite Hill listed first.
- Mesopotamia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- West Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bristolville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waite Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Waite Hill.
Cemeteries Near Waite Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waite 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 Waite Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waite Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waite Hill, with the one closest to Waite Hill listed first.
- Waite Hill Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kirtland Temple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Kirtland Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kirtland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willoughby Village Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willoughby Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chardon Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chesterland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterland Memorial Park
- The Chesterland Memorial Park has also been known as:
- B'nal Jershurun Cemetery
- Chesterland Cemetery
- Temple On The Heights Cemetery
- Rolling Green Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (276 more) ...
- Whitehaven Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Twp.Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Waite Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waite Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waite Hill, with the one closest to Waite Hill listed first.
- Willoughby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kirtland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reynolds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reynolds is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
- Rush Road ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rush Road is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Road
- West Mentor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Mentor is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mentor
- Wickliffe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Little Mountain is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
- Mentor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Noble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Noble is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Gates Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Euclid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Heisley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heisley is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heisley
- Nottingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Fowlers Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fowlers Mill is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlers Mill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waite Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waite Hill.
Newspapers Published in Waite 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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waite Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waite Hill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waite Hill.
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 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 Waite Hill:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lake County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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 Waite 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waite Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |