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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 Wherrys Crossroads (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 Wherrys Crossroads. 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 Wherrys Crossroads ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Wherrys Crossroads: Wherrys Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Wherrys Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Wherrys Crossroads may originally have been Wherry's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Wherrys Crossroads might be written as Wherry Crossroads.
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 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.
Wherrys Crossroads is located in Carroll 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 Carroll County: Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson, Stark & Tuscarawas.
Below are the counties that are near Wherrys Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wherrys Crossroads:
- Carroll County (The home county of Wherrys Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wherrys Crossroads, with the one closest to Wherrys Crossroads listed first.
- Wyncrest
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Hibbetts
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Watheys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Pekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Augusta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Malvern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dellroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Mechanicstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Atwood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wherrys Crossroads, with the one closest to Wherrys Crossroads listed first.
- East Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kensington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summitville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Chambersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Hanoverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Salineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Alexander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Adair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Reading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- North Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Salisbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- Coleman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wherrys Crossroads, with the one closest to Wherrys Crossroads listed first.
- Bowerston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Conotton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Scio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Germano
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Germano is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germano
- Jewett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Apex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apex is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Station Fifteen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Tappan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Cadiz Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Feed Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Deersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Narva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wherrys Crossroads, with the one closest to Wherrys Crossroads listed first.
- Amsterdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bergholz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cream City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- New Somerset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Richmond
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osage
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Knoxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Sugar Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sugar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Bloomingdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Island Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Creek
- Stratton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Empire is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wherrys Crossroads, with the one closest to Wherrys Crossroads listed first.
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Alliance Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Beloit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Damascus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Patmos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Greenford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Hickory Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- East Lewistown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Ellsworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wherrys Crossroads, with the one closest to Wherrys Crossroads listed first.
- Mishler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Keans ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wherrys Crossroads, with the one closest to Wherrys Crossroads listed first.
- Minerva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- East Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Louisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Lake Sherman Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Harter Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wherrys Crossroads, with the one closest to Wherrys Crossroads listed first.
- Greensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Myersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Comet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wherrys Crossroads, with the one closest to Wherrys Crossroads listed first.
- Mineral City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Somerdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Roswell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Zoar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Barnhill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Midvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Midvale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Bolivar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dennison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Three Legs Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Legs Town
- Uhrichsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wherrys Crossroads, with the one closest to Wherrys Crossroads listed first.
- Newell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- New Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Manchester
- Zalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalia
- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Weirton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wherrys Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Wherrys Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Wherrys Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wherrys Crossroads.
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 Wherrys Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wherrys Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wherrys Crossroads, with the one closest to Wherrys Crossroads listed first.
- Wherry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Harsh - Swamp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harsh - Swamp Cemetery
- The Harsh - Swamp Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harsh Cemetery
- Swamp Cemetery
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stuller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Harrisburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baxters Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Champers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (577 more) ...
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- The Grandview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Carrollton Grandview Cemetery
- Still Fork Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Knob Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Wherrys Crossroads in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wherrys Crossroads.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wherrys Crossroads, with the one closest to Wherrys Crossroads listed first.
- Hibbetts
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Watheys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Pattersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pattersonville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersonville
- Tabor
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tabor is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Specht
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Specht is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Specht
- Dellroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Augusta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Malvern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Scroggsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scroggsfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scroggsfield
- Mechanicstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Minerva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wherrys Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wherrys Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Wherrys Crossroads ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wherrys Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wherrys Crossroads, 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 Wherrys Crossroads.
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 Wherrys Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wherrys Crossroads, 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- Wherrys Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |