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 Yankee Hills (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 Yankee Hills. 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 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.
Yankee Hills is located in Trumbull 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 Trumbull County: Ashtabula, Geauga, Mahoning, Portage, Crawford (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Yankee Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Yankee Hills:
- Trumbull County (The home county of Yankee Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- Brookfield Center
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brookfield Center is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
- West Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Hill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill
- Masury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Yankee Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Lake is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coalburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Paynes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Five Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vienna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vienna is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Orangeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orangeville is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Klines Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- Stanhope
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Simons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Simons is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons
- West Williamsfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- West Williamsfield is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Williamsfield
- Wick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Colebrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Andover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Andover is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Andover
- Orwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- New Lyme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Lyme is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lyme
- Richmond Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond Center is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Center
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- Columbiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Unity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Washingtonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Waterford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Leetonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Palestine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- State Line ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- State Line is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Franklin Square
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Salem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Rock is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Rock
- Rogers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- Parkman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- Campbell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hazelton is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Youngstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Lowellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Struthers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mineral Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Austintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Boardman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Austintown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Canfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- Mahoning
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Windham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Diamond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Keans ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wayland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Garrettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Yale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Drakesburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- New Galilee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Big Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Darlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ellwood City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Frisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Koppel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Sewickley is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sewickley
- Wurtemburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wurtemburg is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtemburg
- Butler County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- Harrisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Slippery Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forestville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forestville is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
- Portersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Crawford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- Pymatuning South
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning South is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning South
- Turner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Turner is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Turnersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Atlantic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic
- Westford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Westford is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
- Hartstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hartstown is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartstown
- Pymatuning Central
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pymatuning Central is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pymatuning Central
- Espyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Conneaut Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Linesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lynces Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lynces Junction is located in Crawford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynces Junction
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- New Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Nashua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- New Wilmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Edinburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Volant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bessemer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West New Castle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West New Castle is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New Castle
- Mount Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- New Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- Clark
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grove City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Middlesex
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Shenango
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shenango is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenango
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kremis is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremis
- Coolspring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coolspring is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring
- Venango County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- Barkeyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henderson Station is located in Venango County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Station
- York County (PA)
- Adamsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Yankee Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Yankee Hills.
Cemeteries Near Yankee Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Yankee Hills.
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 Yankee Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Yankee Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- Artherholt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Corner House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stanislaus Kostka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- The West Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Byerly Family Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Farrell (PA).
- The St. Michael Byzantine Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205976 <2>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Farrell (PA).
- The Holy Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Adalbert Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203767 <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.<3>
While we didn't find Yankee Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Yankee Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Yankee Hills, with the one closest to Yankee Hills listed first.
- Clark
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brookfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bentley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bentley is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Grove City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Weldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Coalburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalburg is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalburg
- Brockway ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brockway is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Wheatland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paynes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paynes Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Corner
- Sharpsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hartford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hartford is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Doughton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Doughton is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughton
- Hubbard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Middlesex
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Yankee Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yankee Hills.
Newspapers Published in Yankee Hills ...
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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Yankee Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Yankee Hills, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Yankee Hills.
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 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 Yankee Hills:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Trumbull County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Portage County
- Beaver County
- Butler County
- Crawford County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Venango County
- York 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 Yankee Hills, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yankee Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |