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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 East Townsend (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 East Townsend. 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.

Name Variations for East Townsend ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Townsend: E. Townsend

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

East Townsend is located in Huron County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties 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 East Townsend. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Townsend:

  • Huron County     (The home county of East Townsend)
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Townsend, with the one closest to East Townsend listed first.
    • Ruggles
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruggles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
      • Ruggles is located in Ashland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ruggles
      • From East Townsend to Ruggles
    • Nova
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Savannah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <1>
    • Bailey Lakes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Albion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Polk
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Ashland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Redhaw
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Champaign County
    • Rochester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rochester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Champaign County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rochester
      • From East Townsend to Rochester
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Townsend, with the one closest to East Townsend listed first.
    • North Auburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • New Washington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Washington <1>
    • Tiro
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiro
      • Tiro is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiro <1>
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Townsend, with the one closest to East Townsend listed first.
    • Berlinville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Berlin Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Heights
      • Berlin Heights is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin Heights <1>
    • Shinrock
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Florence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Milan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
    • North Milan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Avery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avery
      • From East Townsend to Avery
    • Huron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <1>
    • Bogart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Lanes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
      • Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
    • Sandusky
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Castalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalia <1>
  • Lorain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Townsend, with the one closest to East Townsend listed first.
    • Kipton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kipton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
      • Kipton is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Henrietta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rochester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Vermilion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oberlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • South Amherst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
      • South Amherst is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Brownhelm Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vermilion-on-the-Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wellington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
      • Wellington is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <1>
    • Pheasant Run Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
      • Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
    • Amherst
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,387 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <1>
    • Huntington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Medina County
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Townsend, with the one closest to East Townsend listed first.
    • Marblehead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Marblehead is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marblehead <1>
    • Danbury
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Ottawa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Danbury
      • From East Townsend to Danbury
    • Violet ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
      • Violet is located in Ottawa County
    • Gypsum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Catawba Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Clinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
      • Port Clinton is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <1>
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Townsend, with the one closest to East Townsend listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <1>
    • Ganges
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ganges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
      • Ganges is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ganges
      • From East Townsend to Ganges
    • Shenandoah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Olivesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Shelby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <1>
    • Vernon Junction
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bethlehem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Sandusky County
  • Seneca County
  • Wayne County

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

Cemeteries Near East Townsend ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Townsend.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Petteys Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • East Townsend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Townsend Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Townsend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Denton Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denton Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denton Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Norwalk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Norwalk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Norwalk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hartland Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlinville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berlinville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berlinville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Canfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cable Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cable Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Poyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • O'Dell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (365 more) ...
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Five Points Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Points Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Points Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • South Clarksfield Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Clarksfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Clarksfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Townsend had a population of 263 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Collins
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Berlinville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wakeman
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Berlin Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Heights
    • Berlin Heights is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin Heights <1>
  • East Norwalk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
    • East Norwalk is located in Huron County
  • Hartland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West Clarksfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksfield
    • Clarksfield is located in Huron County
  • Shinrock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Olena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ogontz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogontz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
    • Ogontz is located in Erie County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Milan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <1>
    • Norwalk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ceylon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ceylon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
      • Ceylon is located in Erie County

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

Newspapers Published in East Townsend ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Townsend.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Townsend, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Townsend.

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 professional and volunteer 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 East Townsend:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Townsend. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Huron County: www.hccommissioners.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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 East Townsend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Townsend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Townsend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2483, Longitude: -82.4916    









 

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