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 Whittier Park (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 Whittier Park. 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 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.
Whittier Park is located in Stark 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 Stark County: Carroll, Columbiana, Holmes, Mahoning, Portage, Summit, Tuscarawas & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Whittier Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whittier Park:
- Stark County (The home county of Whittier Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Harter Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Gambrinus
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Meyers Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- North Industry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hills and Dales
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Fohl Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Perry Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- East Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Lake Sherman Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massillon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Atwood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Wyncrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Queensboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- Chambersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Reading
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- New Alexander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Adair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Kensington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Summitville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Teegarden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Coshocton County
- New Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- Bowerston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Conotton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- Mount Hope
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Farmerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holmesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Beloit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- Wadsworth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Acme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- River Styx
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Sharon Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Youngs Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- Mishler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Yale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Kent
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Lake
- Estimated population in 2018: 464 people
- Campbellsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Ravenna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- Greensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Comet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Myersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Lakemore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- Portage Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- North Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Mogadore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thomastown
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Barberton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- Bolivar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Strasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Somerdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Parral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Heritage Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dundee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Philadelphia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- Burton City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Eaton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marshallville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doylestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Union
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Apple Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Smithville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boys Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- 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 Whittier Park, see our County-by-County Page for Whittier Park.
Cemeteries Near Whittier Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whittier Park.
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 Whittier Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whittier Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- McKinley Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Canton Hebrew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rowland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43110 <2>
- Niesz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gerber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (650 more) ...
- Richville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pike Twp. Melscheimer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Twp. Melscheimer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pike Twp. Melscheimer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Canton.
- The Pike Twp. Melscheimer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Melscheimer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42096 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Whittier Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whittier Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whittier Park, with the one closest to Whittier Park listed first.
- Gambrinus
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- North Industry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Richville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Howenstine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Howenstine is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howenstine
- Marchand ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marchand is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Marks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Massillon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Navarre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mapleton is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Oval City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- McDonaldsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McDonaldsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonaldsville
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whittier Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whittier Park.
Newspapers Published in Whittier Park ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whittier Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whittier Park, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whittier Park.
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 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 Whittier Park:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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> | 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- Whittier Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Whittier Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |