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 Coulter (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 Coulter. 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 and hospitals 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.
Coulter is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox & Morrow.
Below are the counties that are near Coulter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Coulter:
- Richland County (The home county of Coulter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Lucas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Hanley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Ontario
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maybee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Shenandoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Ganges
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Perrysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McKay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Mifflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hayesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Loudonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jeromesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rowsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Bailey Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Redhaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Polk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Savannah
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Albion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Layland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Mohawk Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Nellie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- New Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Metham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Warsaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Crestline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Galion
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Tiro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Robinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- North Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Miley Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Glenmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Holmesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Killbuck
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Delphi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Fitchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- New Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Celeryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Coble Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Nunda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Jelloway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- North Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Palmyra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Amity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Buckeye City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Batemantown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fredericktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Dorema
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Huntington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Rochester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Marion County
- Martel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Homer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lodi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Spencer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Friendsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Chesterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Iberia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Edison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Funk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Shreve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Millbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Lattasburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Moreland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Wooster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Congress
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Devil Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- West Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Aukerman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Coulter, see our County-by-County Page for Coulter.
Cemeteries Near Coulter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coulter.
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 Coulter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Coulter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Shambaugh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Copus Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Peterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McFall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall Cemetery
- The McFall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riggs Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hammond Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (544 more) ...
- Widowville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Coulter in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Coulter.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Coulter, with the one closest to Coulter listed first.
- Perrysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Widowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Widowville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville
- Mifflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Hastings
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- McKay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Loudonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- McZena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McZena is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McZena
- Pavonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pavonia is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jeromesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Coulter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Coulter.
Newspapers Published in Coulter ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coulter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Coulter, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Coulter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Coulter:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Marion County
- Medina County
- Morrow 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 Coulter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Coulter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |