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 Bloomdale (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 Bloomdale. 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 doctors 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.
Bloomdale is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Putnam, Sandusky & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Bloomdale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bloomdale:
- Wood County (The home county of Bloomdale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Eagleville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Bairdstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- West Millgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Cygnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerry City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- North Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Six Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Hammansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Risingsun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Bradner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Allen County
- Bluffton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Lemert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Findlay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McComb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vanlue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Benton Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Mount Blanchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Dola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McVitty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Deshler
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McClure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Hamler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Malinta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Colton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Elery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Liberty Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holgate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Waterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maumee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Elmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Clay Center
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Rocky Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Townwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Belmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Gilboa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Leipsic Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Leipsic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Pandora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Ottawa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glandorf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Miller City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Burgoon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gabels Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Lindsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Fremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Green Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Shorewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Fostoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alvada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Bascom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Riegel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Bettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cromers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Linden ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Tiffin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McCutchenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Carey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wharton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Mexico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Belle Vernon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Kirby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Duenquat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Upper Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bloomdale, see our County-by-County Page for Bloomdale.
Cemeteries Near Bloomdale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bloomdale.
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 Bloomdale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bloomdale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Ark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bechel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Radar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Memory Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Knollcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wells Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jerry City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Wendelin 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bloomdale had a population of 491 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Bloomdale had a population of 682 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bloomdale, with the one closest to Bloomdale listed first.
- Bairdstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Galatea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Galatea is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Millgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Oil Center ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oil Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Mortimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mortimer is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Jerry City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Cygnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Six Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fostoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Trombley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trombley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bloomdale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bloomdale.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bloomdale ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bloomdale.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bloomdale. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bloomdale and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bloomdale.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Bloomdale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bloomdale:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Crawford County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca 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 Bloomdale, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bloomdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |