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 Cedar Point (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 Cedar Point. 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.
Name Variations for Cedar Point ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cedar Point: Cedar Pt.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cedar Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cedar Point.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Cedar Point 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 Cedar Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cedar Point:
- Erie County (The home county of Cedar Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Sandusky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Lanes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Venice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Bogart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Bay View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kelleys Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- North Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Shinrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berlin Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Monroeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Norwalk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hunts Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- East Townsend
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Hartland Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Wakeman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Hartland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- West Clarksfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Steuben
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- North Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Vermilion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Henrietta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Amherst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Amherst
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Kipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Lorain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oberlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Elyria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sheffield Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Marblehead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Violet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Danbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Gypsum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Catawba Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Put-in-Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Isle Saint George
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Isle Saint George is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Saint George
- Lacarne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Oak Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Locust Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Rocky Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Vickery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Bellevue
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Clyde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Green Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Shorewood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Kingsway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Fremont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ballville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Stony Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Gabels Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Lindsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Flat Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Green Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Omar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Attica Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Scipio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Watson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Republic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cedar Point, see our County-by-County Page for Cedar Point.
Cemeteries Near Cedar Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Point.
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 Cedar Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cedar Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Confederate Stockade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cholera Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woolcot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clemmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Russian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Venice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice Cemetery
- The Venice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Toad Hill Cemetery
- Toad Hole Cemetery
- Continue List (233 more) ...
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jewish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Cedar Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cedar Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cedar Point, with the one closest to Cedar Point listed first.
- Sandusky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marblehead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Venice
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Lakeside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piccola ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Piccola is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piccola
- Bogart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Violet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Danbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Castalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bloomingville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingville
- Prout ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prout is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prout
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sand Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Gypsum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cedar Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cedar Point.
Newspapers Published in Cedar Point ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cedar Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cedar Point, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cedar Point.
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 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 Cedar Point:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Ottawa County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca 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 Cedar Point, 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- Cedar Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |