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 Centerton (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 Centerton. 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.
Centerton is located in Huron 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 Huron County: Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Lorain, Richland, Sandusky & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Centerton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centerton:
- Huron County (The home county of Centerton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- Willard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Celeryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Coble Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- North Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Delphi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Hunts Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Monroeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Fitchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- Ruggles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Savannah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Nova
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Mifflin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- North Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- New Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tiro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chatfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Broken Sword
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Leesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crestline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Robinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Bucyrus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lemert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Galion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oceola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- Milan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Milan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Avery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Berlinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Berlin Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shinrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Bogart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Castalia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Lanes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Sandusky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Venice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Rochester
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Kipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Huntington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Wellington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Henrietta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Marion County
- Martel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Iberia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- West Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- Danbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Gypsum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marblehead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Port Clinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Violet ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Forest ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ganges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Vernon Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Shenandoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Olivesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Maybee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vickery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Erlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Green Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Ballville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Fremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Burgoon
(28 miles [45.1 km] 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Shorewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Kingsway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- Omar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Attica Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Attica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caroline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Carrothers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Scipio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- West Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Bloomville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Republic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Melmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Green Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- Duenquat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Sycamore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Mexico
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Belle Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Nevada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centerton, see our County-by-County Page for Centerton.
Cemeteries Near Centerton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centerton.
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 Centerton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centerton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- Centerton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Willard.
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978214 <2>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willard Cemetery
- Moore - Fackler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore - Fackler Cemetery
- The Moore - Fackler Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bullhead Cemetery
- Fackler Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
- Richmond Twp. Cemetery
- Richmond Twp. Pauper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2449713 <2>
- Boughton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Guinea Corners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Sebastian Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fullmer Farm 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>
While we didn't find Centerton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centerton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Centerton, with the one closest to Centerton listed first.
- Relief ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Relief is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
- Steuben
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Havana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Havana is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Bismarck
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bismarck is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
- New Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Reedtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reedtown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
- Omar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Siam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Attica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- North Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Pontiac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pontiac is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Weavers Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weavers Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Corners
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centerton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centerton.
Newspapers Published in Centerton ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centerton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centerton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centerton.
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 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 Centerton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Huron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Lorain County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Ottawa County
- Richland 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 Centerton, 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- Centerton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |