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 View (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 View. 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 View ...
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 View: W. View
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West View.
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 doctors and 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 View is located in Cuyahoga County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cuyahoga County: Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage & Summit.
Below are the counties that are near West View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West View:
- Cuyahoga County (The home county of West View)
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Olmsted Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Berea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Binola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- North Olmsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Strongsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brook Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Parma Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Bay Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Albion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Nova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Birmingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Florence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Bainbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- White Fox
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wakeman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Lake County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Wickliffe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willowick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Elyria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avon Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avon Point is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
- Sheffield Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lagrange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Valley City Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Valley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Hinckley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Medina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Windfall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Granger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Risley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Poe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Camelot Village is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
- Streetsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Bush Knolls
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Richfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bath
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Emmons Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
- Northfield Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Northfield Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Northfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bath Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Peninsula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Boston Heights
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Fairlawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Burbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Creston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rittman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- West Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Doylestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Congress
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West View, see our County-by-County Page for West View.
Cemeteries Near West View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West View.
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 View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Adams Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Columbia Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Adalbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Butternut Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strongsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodvale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coe Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (361 more) ...
- Fields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 View had a population of 63 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West View, with the one closest to West View listed first.
- Olmsted Falls
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Berea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Columbia Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Binola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Strongsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Olmsted
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- North Eaton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Eaton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eaton
- Bement
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bement is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
- North Ridgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beebetown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beebetown is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebetown
- McKinley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKinley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shawville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shawville is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawville
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West View. See our List of 1890's Communities around West View.
Newspapers Published in West View ...
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 View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West View, 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 West View.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 View:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Cuyahoga County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Erie County
- Geauga County
- Huron County
- Lake County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit 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 View, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |