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 Westwood (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 Westwood. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Westwood is located in Wayne 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 Wayne County: Ashland, Holmes, Medina, Stark, Summit & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Westwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westwood:
- Wayne County (The home county of Westwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Wooster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Devil Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Boys Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Moreland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Apple Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weilersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- East Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shreve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Rowsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Jeromesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Redhaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Hayesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- McKay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Albion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Polk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Loudonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Perrysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bailey Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Layland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- New Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Metham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Chili
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Holmesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Benton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Berlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Killbuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Charm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Farmerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Gann
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Jelloway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Buckeye City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- North Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Amity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Huntington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Friendsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Seville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Acme
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Gloria Glens Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Homer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Pawnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- River Styx
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Wadsworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Newville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lucas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- East Greenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- North Lawrence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sippo
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Brewster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canal Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Justus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Rolling Hills Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Forty Corners Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Beach City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Norton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Comet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Barberton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Copley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Pigeon Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Portage Lakes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Fairlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Dundee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Shanesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Strasburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugarcreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Baltic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parral
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Zoar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westwood, see our County-by-County Page for Westwood.
Cemeteries Near Westwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westwood.
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 Westwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wooster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wooster Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Wooster.
- The Wooster Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44201 <2>
- Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plain Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wayne County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Amish Plank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Plank Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amish Plank Cemetery is located in Wooster.
- The Amish Plank Cemetery has also been known as:
- Government Cemetery
- Highland Park Cemetery
- Plank Cemetery
- President's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2364997 <2>
- Jefferson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rittenhouse Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Millbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hermans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermans Cemetery
- The Hermans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacobs German Lutheran Cemetery
- Continue List (642 more) ...
- Trinity English Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Westwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Wooster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Millbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Madisonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Madisonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonburg
- Blachleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blachleyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachleyville
- Apple Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weilersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Shreve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Cedar Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Reedsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fredericksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Lake Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westwood.
Newspapers Published in Westwood ...
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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westwood, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westwood.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Westwood:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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 Westwood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |