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 Ogden (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 Ogden. 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 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.
Ogden is located in Lenawee County.
To see how the shape of Michigan's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lenawee County: Hillsdale, Jackson, Monroe, Washtenaw, Fulton (OH) & Lucas (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Ogden. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ogden:
- Lenawee County (The home county of Ogden)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden, with the one closest to Ogden listed first.
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Ogden Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blissfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Sand Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Riga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Holloway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Seneca
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Deerfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden, with the one closest to Ogden listed first.
- Prattville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Locust Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Waldron
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Lickly Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Somerset
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Somerset Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset Center is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset Center
- Jerome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Ransom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Shadyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- North Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Osseo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden, with the one closest to Ogden listed first.
- Brooklyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norvell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Norvell is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norvell
- Napoleon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fishville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fishville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Clarklake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden, with the one closest to Ogden listed first.
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Petersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Lambertville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cone is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
- Federman ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Federman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Lulu
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Diann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Diann is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
- Dundee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Samaria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Ida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Azalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Azalia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Washtenaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden, with the one closest to Ogden listed first.
- Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bridgewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rowes Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rowes Corner is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Corner
- Sharon Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sharon Hollow is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Hollow
- Saline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Whittaker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Pittsfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsfield is located in Washtenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Pittsfield has also been known as:
- Pittsfield Village
- Fulton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden, with the one closest to Ogden listed first.
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Metamora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Assumption
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lytton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Siney ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Siney is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Denson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denson is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Ai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ai is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Oakshade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Advance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Henry County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden, with the one closest to Ogden listed first.
- Colton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- McClure
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Napoleon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lucas County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden, with the one closest to Ogden listed first.
- Berkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Sharples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Wernerts Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Whitehouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Toledo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Air Line Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Maumee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden, with the one closest to Ogden listed first.
- Alvordton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Unity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Wood County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ogden, with the one closest to Ogden listed first.
- Bates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bates is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Arbor Hills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Perrysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rossford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Haskins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Northwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walbridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Wood County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Tontogany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ogden, see our County-by-County Page for Ogden.
Cemeteries Near Ogden ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ogden.
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 Ogden - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ogden covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ogden, with the one closest to Ogden listed first.
- Reed Grave
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zion United Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scovell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Luke Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Goff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clark Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Madison Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ogden had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ogden, with the one closest to Ogden listed first.
- Jasper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ogden Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Palmyra
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Lenawee Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lenawee Junction is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenawee Junction
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- South Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Fairfield is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fairfield
- Blissfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Sand Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Riga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Raisin Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Raisin Center is located in Lenawee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin Center
- Seward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Seward is located in Fulton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Metamora
(8 miles [12.9 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 Ogden. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ogden.
Newspapers Published in Ogden ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ogden.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ogden, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ogden.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Ogden:
- Websites specific to Michigan
- Pages specific to Lenawee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Monroe County
- Washtenaw County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Michigan
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> | 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 Ogden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Ogden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |