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 West Brookfield (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 West Brookfield. 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 West Brookfield ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Brookfield: W. Brookfield
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Brookfield. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Brookfield.
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 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.
West Brookfield 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 West Brookfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Brookfield:
- Stark County (The home county of West Brookfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- Rolling Hills Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mayflower Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Massillon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forty Corners Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sippo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Westarado
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- East Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- North Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- Brewster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Navarre Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Navarre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Ashland County
- Rowsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- Malvern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pekin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Atwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Valleyview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Hibbetts
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Queensboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Sherrodsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Wyncrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Augusta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carrollton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- Chambersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reading
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Alexander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- New Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Chili
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Killbuck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- Wadsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Seville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Poe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Westfield Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Youngs Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Granger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Friendsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- Mishler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rootstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Campbellsport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Pine Gate Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Ravenna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- Comet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Greensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Myersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Barberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Norton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thomastown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Lakemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- East Akron
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- North Springfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- Bolivar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strasburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dundee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Barrs Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Mineral City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Heritage Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Somerdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Shanesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Mount Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- East Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Doylestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Rittman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Brookfield, see our County-by-County Page for West Brookfield.
Cemeteries Near West Brookfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Brookfield.
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 West Brookfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Brookfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Barbaras Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Brookfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Johns Sixteen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old Kendal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Greenville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Clapper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pigeon Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (673 more) ...
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baughman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Massillon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176355 <2>
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 West Brookfield had a population of 208 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Brookfield, with the one closest to West Brookfield listed first.
- Massillon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Newman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Sippo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Pigeon Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Run is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Run
- Pauls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pauls is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls
- Summit ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- East Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Crystal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Springs is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- North Lawrence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Navarre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Justus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Canal Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Brookfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Brookfield.
Newspapers Published in West Brookfield ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Brookfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Brookfield, 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 West Brookfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 West Brookfield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes 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 West Brookfield, 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 from Point A (ie- West Brookfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |