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 Waterloo (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 Waterloo. 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 and doctors 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.
Waterloo 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 Waterloo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterloo:
- Carroll County (The home county of Waterloo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Carrollton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leavittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Wyncrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Valleyview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Dellroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Queensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- New Harrisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Hibbetts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Mechanicstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Sherrodsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Holloway
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Kinsman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsman
- Blainesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainesville
- Lafferty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lafferty is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafferty
- Oco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oco is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oco
- Bannock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Crescent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Barton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Salineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- East Rochester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Hanoverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Salisbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Chambersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Wellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Reading
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Londonderry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Birmingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Conotton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Scio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bowerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Germano
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jewett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Apex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cadiz Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Station Fifteen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Tappan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Narva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Feed Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Deersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bergholz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Osage
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- New Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Island Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Sugar Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Wintersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Westville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Beloit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Minerva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Sparta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- East Canton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Industry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Fohl Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Lake Sherman Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Harter Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Roswell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Dennison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Uhrichsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Mineral City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Zoarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Stillwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stillwater is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
- Tuscarawas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscarawas is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarawas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
- New Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zoar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Comettsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comettsburg
- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Kendall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- 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 Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- 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)
- Beech Bottom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Dutch Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- 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
- Shank Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- New Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Manchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Newell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Fairhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Weirton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Chester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterloo, see our County-by-County Page for Waterloo.
Cemeteries Near Waterloo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterloo.
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 Waterloo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterloo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arabia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia Cemetery
- The Arabia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arabian Cemetery
- Arabin Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Slates Church Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Perrysville Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Perrysville United Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville United Methodist Cemetery
- The Perrysville United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perrysville Cemetery
- Perrysville EUB Cemetery
- Perrysville United Brethren Cemetery
- Harlem Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Carrollton Grandview Cemetery
- Palermo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Perrysville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Perrysville Cemetery
- The New Perrysville Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Perrysville United Methodist Cemetery
- Continue List (587 more) ...
- Hagey Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moorehead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Waterloo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waterloo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterloo, with the one closest to Waterloo listed first.
- Harlem Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harlem Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Springs
- Palermo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palermo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Carrollton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kilgore
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kilgore is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
- Tabor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Leavittsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- New Hagerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hagerstown is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hagerstown
- Conotton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Scroggsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scroggsfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scroggsfield
- Dellroy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Bowerston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Scio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Rumley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Amsterdam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterloo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterloo.
Newspapers Published in Waterloo ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterloo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterloo, 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 Waterloo.
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 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 Waterloo:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Guernsey 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 Waterloo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waterloo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |