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 Glen (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 Glen. 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 Glen ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Willow Glen: Willow Gln.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Willow Glen. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Willow Glen.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Willow Glen is located in Tuscarawas 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 Tuscarawas County: Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Stark & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Willow Glen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willow Glen:
- Tuscarawas County (The home county of Willow Glen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Glen, with the one closest to Willow Glen listed first.
- Dover
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Heritage Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- New Philadelphia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parral
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Old Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Strasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roswell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roswell is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Somerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Zoar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Barrs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Sugarcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belmont County
- Holloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Holloway is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Glen, with the one closest to Willow Glen listed first.
- Atwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Sherrodsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Queensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Dellroy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Leesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Valleyview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- New Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Malvern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Pekin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Glen, with the one closest to Willow Glen listed first.
- East Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Glen, with the one closest to Willow Glen listed first.
- New Bedford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chili
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fresno is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresno
- West Lafayette
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Plainfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coshocton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Layland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Metham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Glen, with the one closest to Willow Glen listed first.
- Birmingham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Birds Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Kimbolton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Odell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Londonderry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Antrim
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Winterset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Winterset is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
- Brady ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brady is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Clio ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Glen, with the one closest to Willow Glen listed first.
- Station Fifteen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Feed Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Bowerston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tappan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Conotton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Deersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deersville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Scio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Jewett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Smyrna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Cassville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Glen, with the one closest to Willow Glen listed first.
- Farmerstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Charm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Berlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Millersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holmesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Killbuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- Amsterdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Glen, with the one closest to Willow Glen listed first.
- Beach City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Justus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Lake Sherman Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Navarre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brewster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fohl Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Navarre Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- North Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Richville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Waynesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Glen, with the one closest to Willow Glen listed first.
- Comet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Greensburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Franklin is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,101 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willow Glen, with the one closest to Willow Glen listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- East Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Moreland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Orrville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Boys Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Millbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Shreve
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willow Glen, see our County-by-County Page for Willow Glen.
Cemeteries Near Willow Glen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willow Glen.
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 Glen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willow Glen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willow Glen, with the one closest to Willow Glen listed first.
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dover.
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276135 <2>
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fourth Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brandywine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crooked Run United Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fair Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Broad Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (683 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Ave. 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 Willow Glen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Willow Glen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willow Glen, with the one closest to Willow Glen listed first.
- New Philadelphia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
- Yorktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Blackband
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackband is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackband
- Strasburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Goshen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goshen is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Barnhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barnhill is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Somerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerdale is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerdale
- Valley Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Junction is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Zoar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Barrs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Sugarcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ragersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ragersville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willow Glen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willow Glen.
Newspapers Published in Willow Glen ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willow Glen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Willow Glen, 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 Willow Glen.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Willow Glen:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Tuscarawas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes County
- Jefferson County
- Stark County
- Summit 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 Glen, 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 from Point A (ie- Willow Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |