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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 Crandall (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 Crandall. 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 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 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.

Crandall is located in Lorain 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 Lorain County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron & Medina.

Below are the counties that are near Crandall. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Crandall:

  • Lorain County     (The home county of Crandall)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
    • Sheffield Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Sheffield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Avon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Avon is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
    • Avon Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Avon Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Avon Point is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon Point
    • Lorain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Elyria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • North Ridgeville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fields
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fields is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
    • Amherst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Eaton Estates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
    • Brownhelm Station
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
  • Champaign County
    • Rochester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochester is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
    • Bay Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Dover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
    • Westlake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Olmsted
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Olmsted Falls
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rocky River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Berea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Berea is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <1>
    • Brook Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lakewood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Binola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
    • Birmingham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Florence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Florence is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
    • Berlin Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Shinrock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Shinrock is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
    • Berlinville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Berlinville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
    • Huron
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Milan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Avery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Avery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • North Milan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • North Milan is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
    • Bogart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Bogart is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
    • Fairview Lanes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
    • Wakeman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • White Fox
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • White Fox is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
    • Collins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Collins is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • East Townsend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • East Townsend is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
    • West Clarksfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
    • Hartland Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartland Station is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
    • Hartland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartland is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
    • Valley City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley City Station
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley City Station is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
    • Brunswick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Litchfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Abbeyville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Abbeyville is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
    • Risley ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Risley is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
    • Hinckley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • River Corners
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • River Corners is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
    • Spencer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Medina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pawnee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Pawnee is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
    • Granger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Granger is located in Medina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Summit County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.
    • Richfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Emmons Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Emmons Corner is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons Corner
    • Northfield Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Northfield Center is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
    • Northfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bath Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Bath Center is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
    • Boston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Boston is located in Summit County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mill
      • Helltown

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Crandall, see our County-by-County Page for Crandall.

Cemeteries Near Crandall ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Crandall.

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 Crandall - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Crandall covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.

  • St. Teresa Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Day Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Avon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Garfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Resthaven Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lake Shore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Cemetery
    • The Lake Shore Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Avon Lake Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lorain.
    • The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Highland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40715 <2>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Lorain.
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery Park
    • Calvary Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40162 <2>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (246 more) ...
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Ridgeville Center Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgeview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Crandall had a population of 15 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Crandall, with the one closest to Crandall listed first.

  • Sheffield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Avon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Avon is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <1>
  • Lake Breeze
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Breeze
  • Folger ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Folger is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger
  • Avon Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lorain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Elyria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Shawville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawville is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawville
  • North Ridgeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bement is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • West Dover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover
  • Fields
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fields is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Amherst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • North Dover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
    • Laporte
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Laporte is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Crandall. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crandall.

Newspapers Published in Crandall ...

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 504 newspapers that have been published in the area around Crandall.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Crandall, 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 Crandall.

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 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 Crandall:

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 Crandall, 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- Crandall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.