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 Center (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 Center. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Center 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 Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Center:
- Seneca County (The home county of Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Tiffin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Cromers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Linden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bascom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Green Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Lemert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Broken Sword
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Oceola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- New Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Bucyrus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tiro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Leesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Castalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Venice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Milan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Avery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- West Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vanlue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Van Buren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mount Blanchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Findlay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Hunts Corners
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Celeryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Willard
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Monroeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Steuben
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Coble Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- New Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- North Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Delphi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Norwalk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Elmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lacarne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Rocky Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Port Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Gypsum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Plymouth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Forest ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Burgoon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Ballville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Gabels Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Stony Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Erlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Shorewood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Bellevue
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Risingsun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- West Millgrove
(18 miles [29 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
- Bradner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eagleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Six Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Bairdstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Pemberville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jerry City
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Cygnet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Luckey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Baltimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Mexico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Sycamore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Duenquat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Belle Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Carey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Upper Sandusky
(22 miles [35.4 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Kirby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harpster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wyandot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Center, see our County-by-County Page for Center.
Cemeteries Near Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Center.
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 Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Fairmont Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fravel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Egbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- County Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McMeen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (437 more) ...
- Seneca Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Jacobs 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>
While we didn't find Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Center, with the one closest to Center listed first.
- Tiffin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Swander is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swander
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Cromers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Fort Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Rockaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockaway is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
- Linden ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Old Fort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Fort is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
- Bascom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Republic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Angus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Melmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Bettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Center.
Newspapers Published in Center ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Center, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Center.
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 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 Center:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Seneca County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Huron County
- Ottawa County
- Richland 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 Center, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |