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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Douglass. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Douglass to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Douglass, please Contact Us.
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 Douglass (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 Douglass. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Douglass is historic, it would have been located within present day Wyandot 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 Wyandot County: Crawford, Hancock, Hardin, Marion & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Douglass. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Douglass:
- Wyandot County (The home county of Douglass)
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- Upper Sandusky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harpster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belle Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Duenquat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Wyandot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Sycamore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mexico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Carey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marseilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wharton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- Oceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Lemert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Bucyrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Broken Sword
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- North Robinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- New Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Galion
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Tiro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- North Auburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Norton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Meredith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Radnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- Vanlue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Mount Blanchard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Independence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Arcadia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jenera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Stark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Findlay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Rawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McVitty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Grant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Pfeiffer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Dunkirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Victory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Huntersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McGuffey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- Celeryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Willard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- Morral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Ruth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- New Bloomington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- La Rue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Martel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Green Camp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Newmans
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- Iberia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Edison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Blooming Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Mount Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Cardington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- Bethlehem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Forest ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Shelby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sandusky County
- Burgoon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- McCutchenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Melmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- New Riegel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alvada
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Bloomville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carrothers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Tiffin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bascom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Caroline
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Republic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- Richwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Wood County
- Bloomdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Douglass, see our County-by-County Page for Douglass.
Cemeteries Near Douglass ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Douglass.
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 Douglass - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Douglass covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- Rock Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Haas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haas Cemetery
- The Haas Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Rock Run Cemetery
- Salem Evangelical Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McClain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gilliland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ulrich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ft. Ferree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Sandusky Mausoleum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (481 more) ...
- Reber Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tarhe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
Douglass itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Douglass, with the one closest to Douglass listed first.
- Upper Sandusky
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Nevada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Seal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Seal is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seal
- Harpster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Belle Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Lovell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lovell is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
- Wyandot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Glenville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Lemert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Deunquat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Deunquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deunquat
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tymochtee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tymochtee is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tymochtee
- Morral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Spore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spore is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spore
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Douglass. See our List of 1890's Communities around Douglass.
Newspapers Published in Douglass ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglass.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Douglass, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Douglass.
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 Douglass:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wyandot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Huron County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Union County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Douglass, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Douglass) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |