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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 Berwick (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 Berwick. 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.

Berwick is located in Seneca County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Seneca County: Crawford, Hancock, Huron, Sandusky, Wood & Wyandot.

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

  • Seneca County     (The home county of Berwick)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Benton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lemert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Broken Sword
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oceola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
      • Chatfield is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Bucyrus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • New Washington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Washington <1>
    • North Auburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Tiro
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiro
      • Tiro is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiro <1>
    • North Robinson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
      • North Robinson is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • West Independence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Vanlue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <1>
    • Mount Blanchard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanchard
      • Mount Blanchard is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Blanchard <1>
    • Findlay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Van Buren
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
      • Van Buren is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <1>
    • Arlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Williamstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Hancock County
    • Jenera
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Benton Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
      • Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Lewisburg ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
      • Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lewisburg
      • From Berwick to Lewisburg
    • Rawson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
      • Rawson is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawson <1>
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <1>
    • Patterson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • McVitty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunkirk
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Dunkirk is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <1>
    • Dola
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dola
      • Dola is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dola <1>
    • Grant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pfeiffer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Kenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Huron County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Morral
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
      • Morral is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • Ruth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ruth
      • From Berwick to Ruth
    • New Bloomington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
      • New Bloomington is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Ottawa County
  • Sandusky County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Burgoon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgoon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
      • Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Gabels Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Sandusky County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <1>
    • Ballville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
      • Ballville is located in Sandusky County
    • Stony Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
      • Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
    • Fremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Gibsonburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonburg
      • Gibsonburg is located in Sandusky County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonburg <1>
    • Green Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Clyde
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lindsey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Erlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
      • Erlin is located in Sandusky County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Erlin
      • From Berwick to Erlin
    • Kingsway
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Bloomdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomdale
      • Bloomdale is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomdale <1>
    • Risingsun
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Eagleville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • West Millgrove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Millgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
      • West Millgrove is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Bairdstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wayne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <1>
    • Bradner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradner
      • Bradner is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradner <1>
    • Jerry City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerry City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
      • Jerry City is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
    • North Baltimore
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Six Points
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Six Points. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
      • Six Points is located in Wood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Six Points
      • From Berwick to Six Points
    • Cygnet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cygnet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cygnet
      • Cygnet is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cygnet <1>
    • Hammansburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyandot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Berwick, with the one closest to Berwick listed first.
    • Mexico
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Carey
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Belle Vernon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
    • Duenquat
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Upper Sandusky
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wharton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wharton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
      • Wharton is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Nevada
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Kirby is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <1>
    • Harpster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Wyandot
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Marseilles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
      • Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people

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

Cemeteries Near Berwick ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berwick.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Berwick had a population of 168 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

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

Newspapers Published in Berwick ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berwick.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berwick, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Berwick.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Berwick:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Berwick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 Berwick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Berwick) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Berwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0282, Longitude: -83.2976    









 

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