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 England (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 England. 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.
England is located in Ashland 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 Ashland County: Holmes, Huron, Knox, Lorain, Medina, Richland & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near England. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to England:
- Ashland County (The home county of England)
- The following are listed by their distance from England, with the one closest to England listed first.
- Jeromesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rowsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Redhaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Polk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Mifflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bailey Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- McKay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Savannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Perrysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from England, with the one closest to England listed first.
- Crestline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Tiro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Galion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- 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 England, with the one closest to England listed first.
- Miley Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Holmesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Stillwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Killbuck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from England, with the one closest to England listed first.
- New London
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Delphi
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- White Fox
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- West Clarksfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Hartland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- New Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- North Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Olena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Coble Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Celeryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Hartland Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from England, with the one closest to England listed first.
- Jelloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Nunda
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- North Liberty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Gann
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Amity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Buckeye City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Batemantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fredericktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from England, with the one closest to England listed first.
- Huntington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Rochester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Wellington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Pheasant Run Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Lagrange
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Belden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Kipton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from England, with the one closest to England listed first.
- Homer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- River Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Friendsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Westfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Risley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Seville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chippewa Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Gloria Glens Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Litchfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow County
- Blooming Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from England, with the one closest to England listed first.
- Olivesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Lucas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Ganges
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Alta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Hanley Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bellville
(20 miles [32.2 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>
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maybee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from England, with the one closest to England listed first.
- Lattasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- New Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Funk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Congress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- West Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Aukerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Millbrook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Shreve
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wooster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to England, see our County-by-County Page for England.
Cemeteries Near England ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of England.
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 England - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for England covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from England, with the one closest to England listed first.
- Dickey Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ackley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McAdoo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jeromesville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meng Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brandt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ripple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (540 more) ...
- Strickland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find England in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of England.
These communities are listed based on their distance from England, with the one closest to England listed first.
- Jeromesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Redhaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Nankin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nankin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
- Mifflin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Widowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Widowville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville
- Reedsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reedsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- New Pittsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Lattasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Polk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Lake Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- Pleasant Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Paradise Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paradise Hill is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- McKay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Blachleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blachleyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachleyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around England. See our List of 1890's Communities around England.
Newspapers Published in England ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around England.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of England, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for England.
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 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 England:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Morrow County
- Richland 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 England, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- England) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |