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 Washington Hall (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 Washington Hall. 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 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.
Washington Hall is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Washington Hall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Washington Hall:
- Carroll County (The home county of Washington Hall)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Wyncrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Wattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Watheys
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Mechanicstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hibbetts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leavittsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Dellroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valleyview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Holloway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Flushing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Summitville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Salineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- East Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Millport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Hanoverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Adair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- New Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- New Salisbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- North Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Coleman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Scio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Germano
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Bowerston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conotton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Apex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Jewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cadiz Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Station Fifteen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Tappan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Narva
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Hopedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Deersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Amsterdam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bergholz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irondale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Cream City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Somerset
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Osage
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Bloomingdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Island Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Empire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Stratton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Alliance Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Damascus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Beloit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Patmos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Greenford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Hickory Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Minerva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belfort
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- East Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Industry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Louisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Lake Sherman Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alliance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Mineral City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Somerdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Roswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Zoarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Barnhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Dennison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Uhrichsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- New Philadelphia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bolivar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glasgow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Comettsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Kendall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Hookstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington County (PA)
- Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paris is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Follansbee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Hooverson Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Dutch Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- New Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Newell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Manchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Zalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Chester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Lawrenceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Weirton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Washington Hall, see our County-by-County Page for Washington Hall.
Cemeteries Near Washington Hall ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington Hall.
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 Washington Hall - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Washington Hall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Grandview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Carrollton Grandview Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moorehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Downing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McGauran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (582 more) ...
- Champers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harlem Springs 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 Washington Hall in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Washington Hall.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Washington Hall, with the one closest to Washington Hall listed first.
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Harlem Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harlem Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Scroggsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scroggsfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scroggsfield
- Tabor
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tabor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Wattsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Mechanicstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Specht
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Specht is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Specht
- Watheys
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Hibbetts
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Pattersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pattersonville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersonville
- New Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Kilgore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kilgore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Augusta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leavittsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Palermo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palermo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Washington Hall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington Hall.
Newspapers Published in Washington Hall ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington Hall.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washington Hall, 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 Washington Hall.
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 Washington Hall:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Stark County
- Tuscarawas County
- Beaver County
- Washington County
- Brooke County
- Hancock 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 Washington Hall, 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- Washington Hall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |