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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 Richfield (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 Richfield. 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 Richfield ...
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 West Richfield: W. Richfield
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 southwest 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 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 west 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 Richfield is located in Summit 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 Summit County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Medina, Portage, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near West Richfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Richfield:
- Summit County (The home county of West Richfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Richfield, with the one closest to West Richfield listed first.
- Richfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bath Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Peninsula
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boston Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boston Heights is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
- Northfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Fairlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Emmons Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Macedonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Bosworth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bosworth is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Richfield, with the one closest to West Richfield listed first.
- Brecksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Seven Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Valley View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walton Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strongsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Binola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Middleburg Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Richfield, with the one closest to West Richfield listed first.
- Bainbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Auburn Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Yates Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Chesterland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Welshfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Burton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Richfield, with the one closest to West Richfield listed first.
- Willoughby Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wickliffe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Willowick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pecks Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
- Kirtland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waite Hill
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Willoughby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Richfield, with the one closest to West Richfield listed first.
- Eaton Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Fields
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Belden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Grafton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Ridgeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sheffield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elyria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Avon Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Richfield, with the one closest to West Richfield listed first.
- Hinckley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Granger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Windfall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Sharon Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Medina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Valley City Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Poe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- River Styx
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Valley City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wadsworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Richfield, with the one closest to West Richfield listed first.
- Aurora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Streetsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Bush Knolls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Doolittles Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
- Brady Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Brimfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Gate Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Gate Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Gate Village
- Suffield Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Evergreen Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Mantua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mishler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Richfield, with the one closest to West Richfield listed first.
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Hartville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Forty Corners Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sippo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Oval City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- East Greenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- Hills and Dales
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Mayflower Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Richfield, with the one closest to West Richfield listed first.
- Doylestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Creston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshallville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burton City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Orrville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Smithville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Weilersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Congress
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Boys Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Richfield, see our County-by-County Page for West Richfield.
Cemeteries Near West Richfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Richfield.
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 Richfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Richfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Richfield, with the one closest to West Richfield listed first.
- West Richfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wheatley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Osborn Corners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hinckley Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley Ridge Cemetery
- The Hinckley Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridge Cemetery
- Revere Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barr Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beach Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bath Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (467 more) ...
- Ira Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reed Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Richfield had a population of 642 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Richfield, with the one closest to West Richfield listed first.
- Richfield
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Everett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Everett is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Hinckley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Remsen Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Remsen Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remsen Corners
- Ghent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ghent is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
- Ira
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ira is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Peninsula
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Brecksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Botzum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Botzum is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botzum
- Granger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fairlawn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bennetts Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Richfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Richfield.
Newspapers Published in West Richfield ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Richfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Richfield, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Richfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 West Richfield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Summit County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cuyahoga County
- Geauga County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Stark 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> | 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- West Richfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Richfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |