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 Willow Brook Heights (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 Willow Brook Heights. 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 Willow Brook Heights ...
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.
Another variation: Willowbrook Heights.
- A typical abbreviation for Willow Brook Heights: Willow Brook Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Willow Brook Heights 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 Willow Brook Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willow Brook Heights:
- Stark County (The home county of Willow Brook Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Brook Heights, with the one closest to Willow Brook Heights listed first.
- Oval City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- North Canton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- East Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harter Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harter Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harter Heights
- Hills and Dales
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Belfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Gambrinus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Hartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Brook Heights, with the one closest to Willow Brook Heights listed first.
- Malvern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Hibbetts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- New Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Valleyview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Wyncrest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Atwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Dellroy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Watheys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Carrollton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Leavittsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Brook Heights, with the one closest to Willow Brook Heights listed first.
- Reading
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Chambersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- East Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Alexander
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- North Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Adair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Kensington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hanoverton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millport is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Summitville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summitville is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Teegarden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Harrison County
- Bowerston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Holmes County
- Mount Hope
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Brook Heights, with the one closest to Willow Brook Heights listed first.
- Alliance Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Maple Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Ridge is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Sebring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beloit
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Damascus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Hickory Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Craig Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Ellsworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Greenford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- North Jackson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Brook Heights, with the one closest to Willow Brook Heights listed first.
- Wadsworth
(23 miles [37 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
- Sharon Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Granger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Granger is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Youngs Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Youngs Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corners
- Seville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Poe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poe is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
- Windfall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Brook Heights, with the one closest to Willow Brook Heights listed first.
- Mishler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mishler is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mishler
- Suffield Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Suffield Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffield Station
- Brimfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rootstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Yale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Campbellsport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brady Lake
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Ravenna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 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 Willow Brook Heights, with the one closest to Willow Brook Heights listed first.
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Comet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Lakemore
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Mogadore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Springfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- New Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Portage Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Lakes is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Lakes
- Thomastown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomastown is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- East Akron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Akron is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Akron
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Brook Heights, with the one closest to Willow Brook Heights listed first.
- South Canal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Brook Heights, with the one closest to Willow Brook Heights listed first.
- Bolivar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mineral City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zoar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Zoarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Somerdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Strasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parral
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dundee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Philadelphia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Barrs Mills
(25 miles [40.2 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 Willow Brook Heights, with the one closest to Willow Brook Heights listed first.
- Burton City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Dalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Doylestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rittman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- East Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Apple Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weilersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Sterling
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willow Brook Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Willow Brook Heights.
Cemeteries Near Willow Brook Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow Brook Heights.
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 Willow Brook Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willow Brook Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willow Brook Heights, with the one closest to Willow Brook Heights listed first.
- Henry Warstler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Warstler Cemetery
- The Henry Warstler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Henry Cemetery
- Henrys Church Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Warstlers Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41365 <2>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- North Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhope Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Werner Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (626 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Willow Brook Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willow Brook Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willow Brook Heights, with the one closest to Willow Brook Heights listed first.
- Oval City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Cairo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marchand ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Marchand is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Greentown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Gambrinus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gambrinus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambrinus
- Aultman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aultman is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aultman
- Marks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marks is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
- Hartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McDonaldsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McDonaldsville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonaldsville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- North Industry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Congress Lake ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Congress Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress Lake
- Massillon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willow Brook Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willow Brook Heights.
Newspapers Published in Willow Brook Heights ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Brook Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow Brook Heights, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Willow Brook Heights.
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 Willow Brook Heights:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Stark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Mahoning County
- Medina County
- Portage County
- Summit County
- Trumbull 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> | 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 Willow Brook Heights, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willow Brook Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |