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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 Westpark (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 Westpark. 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.

Westpark 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 Westpark. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westpark:

  • Cuyahoga County     (The home county of Westpark)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpark, with the one closest to Westpark listed first.
    • North Linndale
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • North Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Linndale
    • Lakewood
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Linndale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linndale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Brooklyn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockport
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rocky River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Brook Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Ohio City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ohio City is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
    • Parma Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Parma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <1>
    • Bay Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Erie County
  • Geauga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpark, with the one closest to Westpark listed first.
    • South Russell
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Bainbridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Chesterland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Yates Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
    • Auburn Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpark, with the one closest to Westpark listed first.
    • Wickliffe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Willoughby Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Willowick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeline
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakeline is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeline
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Eastlake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Timberlake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Timberlake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
    • Waite Hill
      (23 miles [37 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pecks Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Pecks Corners is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corners
    • Oak Hill Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Hill Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Village
    • Brentwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Brentwood is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
    • Reynolds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Reynolds is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
  • Lorain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpark, with the one closest to Westpark listed first.
    • North Ridgeville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fields
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Fields is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
    • Avon Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Avon Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Avon Point is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
    • Avon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Avon is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
    • Eaton Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
    • Sheffield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sheffield Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Elyria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Grafton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Belden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Belden is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
    • Lorain
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpark, with the one closest to Westpark listed first.
    • Brunswick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hinckley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Valley City Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Valley City Station is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
    • Valley City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Abbeyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Abbeyville is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
    • Granger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Granger is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
    • Windfall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Windfall is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
    • Medina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Youngs Corners
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
    • Litchfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sharon Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Poe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Poe is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
  • Portage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpark, with the one closest to Westpark listed first.
    • Aurora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Camelot Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Camelot Village is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Village
    • Streetsboro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar Bush Knolls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Doolittles Corners is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittles Corners
    • Kent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kent is located in Portage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <1>
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westpark, with the one closest to Westpark listed first.
    • Northfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmons Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
    • Northfield Center
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Northfield Center is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
    • Richfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Boston is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mill
      • Helltown
    • Macedonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Peninsula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Boston Heights
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Boston Heights is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Bosworth ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bosworth is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
    • Twinsburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath Center
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bath Center is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westpark, see our County-by-County Page for Westpark.

Cemeteries Near Westpark ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westpark.

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 Westpark - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westpark covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westpark, with the one closest to Westpark listed first.

  • Alger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • West Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ridge Road Cemetery #2
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ridge Road Cemetery #1
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Theodosius Orthodox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fir Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Street Cemetery
    • The Fir Street Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Anshe Emeth Cemetery
    • Fir Ave. Cemetery
    • Hungarian Aid Society Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39656 <2>
  • Lakewood Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (303 more) ...
    • Parma Heights Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holy Ghost Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Polish 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 Westpark in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westpark.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Westpark, with the one closest to Westpark listed first.

  • Linndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linndale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • North Linndale
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Linndale is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Linndale
  • Lakewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • McKinley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • McKinley is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
  • Brooklyn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Rocky River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Parma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <1>
  • North Olmsted
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Berea
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Berea is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <1>
  • Cleveland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bement
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Bement is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
    • Olmsted Falls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West View is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westpark. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westpark.

Newspapers Published in Westpark ...

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 557 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westpark.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westpark, 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 Westpark.

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 Westpark:

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 Westpark, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westpark) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.