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 Winfield (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 Winfield. 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 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.
Winfield 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 Winfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Winfield:
- Tuscarawas County (The home county of Winfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
- Heritage Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Parral
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Parral is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Strasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrs Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zoar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Zoarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zoarville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoarville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
- Atwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Atwood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Village
- Sherrodsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Queensboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Queensboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensboro
- Dellroy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Valleyview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Valleyview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleyview
- Leavittsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leavittsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavittsville
- Leesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- New Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Malvern
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- Pekin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Columbiana County
- East Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
- New Bedford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chili
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chili is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
- Fresno
(17 miles [27.4 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Canal Lewisville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lewisville
- Layland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Coshocton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plainfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Metham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conesville is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Nellie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
- Birds Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
- Birmingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Former names for Birmingham:
- Milnersville
- New Birmingham
- Kimbolton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Odell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Odell is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
- Londonderry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
- Station Fifteen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Station Fifteen is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Fifteen
- Bowerston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Feed Springs is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feed Springs
- Tappan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tappan is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappan
- Conotton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Conotton is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conotton
- Deersville
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Freeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
- Farmerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Charm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Millersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Holmesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Killbuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glenmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Stillwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Nashville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
- Beach City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Justus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Brewster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Navarre Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Navarre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Sherman Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Sparta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Richville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Fohl Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- Westarado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Westarado is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westarado
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Industry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
- Comet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greensburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Greensburg is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
- Green
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- New Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Myersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
- Mount Eaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- East Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Moreland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Orrville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Marshallville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Weilersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Shreve
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Boys Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Millbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Winfield, see our County-by-County Page for Winfield.
Cemeteries Near Winfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Winfield.
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 Winfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Winfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
- Broad Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gorsuch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brandywine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dover Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grandview Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dundee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller - Mast Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (681 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deitz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Winfield had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Winfield, with the one closest to Winfield listed first.
- Strasburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrs Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Shanesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reeds Run is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Run
- Ragersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ragersville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragersville
- Yorktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- New Philadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beach City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackband
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blackband is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackband
- Wilmot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Zoar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bolivar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Winfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Winfield.
Newspapers Published in Winfield ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Winfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Winfield, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Winfield.
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 helpful 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 Winfield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Tuscarawas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Coshocton County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Holmes 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 Winfield, 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 from Point A (ie- Winfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |