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 Burgoon (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 Burgoon. 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.
Burgoon is located in Sandusky 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 Sandusky County: Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Seneca & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Burgoon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Burgoon:
- Sandusky County (The home county of Burgoon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgoon, with the one closest to Burgoon listed first.
- Gabels Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ballville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Stony Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Fremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lindsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Kingsway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Shorewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgoon, with the one closest to Burgoon listed first.
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Lemert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Broken Sword
(27 miles [43.5 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
(27 miles [43.5 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oceola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgoon, with the one closest to Burgoon listed first.
- Castalia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- 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 Burgoon, with the one closest to Burgoon listed first.
- West Independence
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Van Buren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vanlue
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Findlay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Blanchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McComb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgoon, with the one closest to Burgoon listed first.
- Hunts Corners
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgoon, with the one closest to Burgoon listed first.
- Bono
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Yondota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- East Toledo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Oregon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maumee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Immergrun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Immergrun is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
- Air Line Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Ironville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Toledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgoon, with the one closest to Burgoon listed first.
- Elmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oak Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Genoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge
(18 miles [29 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
- Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lacarne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Clay Center
(21 miles [33.8 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Locust Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Gypsum
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgoon, with the one closest to Burgoon listed first.
- Bettsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Fort Seneca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Cromers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Bascom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Watson
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Green Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tiffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fostoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Riegel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Republic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgoon, with the one closest to Burgoon listed first.
- Risingsun
(8 miles [12.9 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wayne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Millgrove
(12 miles [19.3 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Eagleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Luckey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jerry City
(18 miles [29 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
- Lemoyne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Bairdstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Burgoon, with the one closest to Burgoon listed first.
- Mexico
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Carey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore
(22 miles [35.4 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Duenquat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Upper Sandusky
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Wharton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- 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 Burgoon, see our County-by-County Page for Burgoon.
Cemeteries Near Burgoon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Burgoon.
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 Burgoon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Burgoon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Burgoon, with the one closest to Burgoon listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Feaselburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crissa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Halters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ludwig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Metzgar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (384 more) ...
- Shawl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Null Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Burgoon had a population of 144 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Burgoon had a population of 163 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Burgoon, with the one closest to Burgoon listed first.
- Bettsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kansas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kansas is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Linden ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Millersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Tinney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tinney is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney
- Amsden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amsden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Angus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Angus is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Fort Seneca
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Fort
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Fort is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
- Cromers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gibsonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rollersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rollersville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Burgoon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Burgoon.
Newspapers Published in Burgoon ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Burgoon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Burgoon, 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 Burgoon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Burgoon:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Sandusky County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Hancock County
- Huron County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Seneca 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> | 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 Burgoon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Burgoon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |