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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 Anderson (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 Anderson. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Anderson is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Huron, Lorain, Ottawa & Sandusky.

Below are the counties that are near Anderson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anderson:

  • Erie County     (The home county of Anderson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Huron
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Shinrock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Shinrock is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
    • Berlinville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Berlinville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
    • Berlin Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Avery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Avery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • North Milan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • North Milan is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
    • Bogart
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bogart is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
    • Fairview Lanes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
    • Florence
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Florence is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Milan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Birmingham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandusky
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Venice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Venice is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Ruggles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Ruggles is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
    • Nova
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Savannah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Champaign County
    • Rochester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rochester is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Collins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Collins is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • East Townsend
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • East Townsend is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
    • Wakeman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwalk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartland Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hartland Station is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
    • Monroeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hartland is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • West Clarksfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
    • Olena
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Olena is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
    • Peru
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Peru is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • White Fox
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • White Fox is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
    • Hunts Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
      • Hunts Corners has also been known as:
      • Moorehead
    • Fitchville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Fitchville is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
  • Lorain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Vermilion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vermilion-on-the-Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Brownhelm Station
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
    • Henrietta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Kipton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kipton is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • South Amherst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • South Amherst is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Amherst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Oberlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lorain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Brighton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Brighton is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Elyria
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Nickelplate ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
    • Rochester
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rochester is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • River Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • River Corners is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
    • Spencer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Litchfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Risley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Risley is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Marblehead
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Violet ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Violet is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
    • Danbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Danbury is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Gypsum
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Catawba Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
    • Port Clinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Put-in-Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Isle Saint George
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Isle Saint George is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Saint George
    • Lacarne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Plymouth is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
    • Shiloh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Sandusky County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Teemes ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Teemes is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
    • Bellevue
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Vickery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Vickery is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
    • Clyde
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
    • Erlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Erlin is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
    • Green Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
    • Shorewood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
    • Fremont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Flat Rock
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Omar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Omar is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • West Lodi
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Lodi is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
    • Attica Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
    • Green Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Attica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Caroline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Caroline is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
    • Scipio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Scipio is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Anderson, see our County-by-County Page for Anderson.

Cemeteries Near Anderson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anderson.

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 Anderson - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Anderson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.

  • McMillan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Huron Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Peakes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Scotts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West End Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Berlin Heights Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadow Green Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sweet Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Berlinville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Milan North Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (265 more) ...
    • O'Dell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Poyer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuddleback Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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 Anderson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anderson.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.

  • Huron
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Shinrock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Shinrock is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
  • Ceylon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ceylon is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
  • Ogontz
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ogontz is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
  • Ashmont ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ashmont is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
  • Berlinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Berlinville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
  • Berlin Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Avery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Avery is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
  • Bogart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bogart is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
  • Milan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Florence is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • East Norwalk
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Norwalk is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Axtel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Axtel is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
    • Prout ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Prout is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prout
    • Collins
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Collins is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Anderson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Anderson.

Newspapers Published in Anderson ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anderson, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anderson.

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 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 Anderson:

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 Anderson, 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- Anderson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.