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 Clarksfield (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 Clarksfield. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Clarksfield 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 Clarksfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarksfield:
- Huron County (The home county of Clarksfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- West Clarksfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- White Fox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wakeman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hartland Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Hartland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- East Townsend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Collins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fitchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Olena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Norwalk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Fairfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- Ruggles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Nova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Savannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Polk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Redhaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Rowsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Mifflin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jeromesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- North Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Tiro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- Olmsted Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Olmsted
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Birmingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berlin Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berlinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Milan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shinrock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- North Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Avery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Huron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bogart
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Fairview Lanes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Sandusky
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Castalia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Kipton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Wellington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Huntington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Oberlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- South Amherst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Lagrange
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vermilion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brownhelm Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- Spencer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- River Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Homer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Risley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Pawnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Litchfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Friendsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Valley City Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Abbeyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Chippewa Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Westfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- Marblehead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Violet ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- Shiloh
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Shenandoah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Ganges
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Olivesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Forest ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Shelby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Mansfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maybee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Vickery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Clyde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Omar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Attica Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Attica
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Caroline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- West Lodi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Carrothers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Scipio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- West Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aukerman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Burbank
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Congress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Lattasburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- New Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Creston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarksfield, see our County-by-County Page for Clarksfield.
Cemeteries Near Clarksfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarksfield.
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 Clarksfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarksfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- South Clarksfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Collinwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood Cemetery
- The Collinwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- collingwood Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
- Thomas Farm Cemetery
- Five Points Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Ridge Cemetery
- The Hartland Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartland Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wakeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Wakeman.
- Denton Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Brighton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- East Townsend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Petteys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petteys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Petteys Cemetery is located outside and to the south of East Townsend.
- Fayette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Clarksfield had a population of 264 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarksfield, with the one closest to Clarksfield listed first.
- West Clarksfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- White Fox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Hartland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Wakeman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- East Townsend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Collins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Olena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Fitchville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- New London
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rochester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Kipton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Semples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Semples is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semples
- Berlin Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarksfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarksfield.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Clarksfield ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarksfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Clarksfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Clarksfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding Clarksfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Clarksfield.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Clarksfield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Huron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Ottawa County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Wayne 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 Clarksfield, 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' (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- Clarksfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |