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 Bettsville (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 Bettsville. 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 and 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.
Bettsville is located in Seneca 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 Seneca County: Crawford, Hancock, Huron, Sandusky, Wood & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Bettsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bettsville:
- Seneca County (The home county of Bettsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bettsville, with the one closest to Bettsville listed first.
- Linden ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Cromers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Fort Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Bascom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tiffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fostoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Republic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Riegel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Alvada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bettsville, with the one closest to Bettsville listed first.
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Lemert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Broken Sword
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Chatfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- New Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oceola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- North Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bettsville, with the one closest to Bettsville listed first.
- Castalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Venice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Sandusky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bettsville, with the one closest to Bettsville listed first.
- West Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Vanlue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Van Buren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Findlay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Blanchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McComb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bettsville, with the one closest to Bettsville listed first.
- Hunts Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Monroeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Celeryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bettsville, with the one closest to Bettsville listed first.
- Bono
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Yondota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- East Toledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Oregon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bettsville, with the one closest to Bettsville listed first.
- Elmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Genoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lacarne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clay Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Port Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Curtice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Gypsum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Violet ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bettsville, with the one closest to Bettsville listed first.
- Burgoon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Gabels Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Ballville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Fremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Lindsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kingsway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Shorewood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Erlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bettsville, with the one closest to Bettsville listed first.
- Risingsun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Bradner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Millgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Pemberville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eagleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Six Points
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Bloomdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Luckey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jerry City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Bairdstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Lemoyne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Cygnet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bettsville, with the one closest to Bettsville listed first.
- Mexico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Sycamore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Belle Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Carey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duenquat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Upper Sandusky
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Nevada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wharton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bettsville, see our County-by-County Page for Bettsville.
Cemeteries Near Bettsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bettsville.
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 Bettsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bettsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bettsville, with the one closest to Bettsville listed first.
- Crissa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Feaselburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Null Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Halters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- Fravel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Decker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bettsville had a population of 513 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bettsville had a population of 618 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bettsville, with the one closest to Bettsville listed first.
- Linden ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Burgoon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Kansas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kansas is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Angus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Angus is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Cromers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Fort Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Old Fort
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Fort is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
- Amsden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Amsden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Millersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Tinney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tinney is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney
- Watson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bascom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tiffin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bettsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bettsville.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bettsville ...
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 150 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bettsville.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bettsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bettsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bettsville.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Bettsville.
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 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 Bettsville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Seneca County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Hancock County
- Huron County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Sandusky County
- Wood County
- Wyandot 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 Bettsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Bettsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |