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 Warrensville Heights (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 Warrensville Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Warrensville Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Warrensville Heights: Warrensville Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Warrensville Heights is located in Cuyahoga 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 Cuyahoga County: Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near Warrensville Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Warrensville Heights:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of Warrensville Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrensville Heights, with the one closest to Warrensville Heights listed first.
- Warrensville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Highland Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Highland Hills is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
- Shaker Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- North Randall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodmere
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- University Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beachwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pepper Pike
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Solon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Maple Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrensville Heights, with the one closest to Warrensville Heights listed first.
- South Russell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Chesterland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yates Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Auburn Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Chardon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Aquilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Burton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Welshfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- West Bass Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Bass Lake is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bass Lake
- East Claridon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Middlefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrensville Heights, with the one closest to Warrensville Heights listed first.
- Wickliffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willoughby Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willowick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Waite Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waite Hill is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Eastlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lakeline is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Kirtland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Kirtland Hills
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Oak Hill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrensville Heights, with the one closest to Warrensville Heights listed first.
- Avon Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Fields
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avon Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Avon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Sheffield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Belden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Sheffield Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grafton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elyria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrensville Heights, with the one closest to Warrensville Heights listed first.
- Hinckley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Granger
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Valley City Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Youngs Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Abbeyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Valley City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Sharon Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Medina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrensville Heights, with the one closest to Warrensville Heights listed first.
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Mantua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Evergreen Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Brady Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Hiram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kent
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Garrettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrensville Heights, with the one closest to Warrensville Heights listed first.
- Northfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Reminderville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Twinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Boston
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Boston Heights
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Hudson Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peninsula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Warrensville Heights, with the one closest to Warrensville Heights listed first.
- West Farmington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Mesopotamia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Warrensville Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Warrensville Heights.
Cemeteries Near Warrensville Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Warrensville Heights.
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 Warrensville Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Warrensville Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Warrensville Heights, with the one closest to Warrensville Heights listed first.
- Cleveland Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beechwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Park Synagogue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warrensville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Warrensville West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elija Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Orange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Calvary 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>
While we didn't find Warrensville Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Warrensville Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Warrensville Heights, with the one closest to Warrensville Heights listed first.
- Warrensville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Warrensville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensville
- Randall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Randall is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Orange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Solon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairmount
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Bluestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluestone is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
- Willow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Solon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collamer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collamer is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collamer
- East Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wheelock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheelock is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
- Collinwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collinwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Falls Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falls Junction is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Warrensville Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Warrensville Heights.
Newspapers Published in Warrensville Heights ...
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 516 newspapers that have been published in the area around Warrensville Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Warrensville Heights, 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 Warrensville Heights.
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 Warrensville Heights:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina 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 Warrensville Heights, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Warrensville Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |