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 Erhart (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 Erhart. 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 and doctors 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.
Erhart is located in Medina 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 Medina County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Lorain, Summit & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Erhart. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Erhart:
- Medina County (The home county of Erhart)
- The following are listed by their distance from Erhart, with the one closest to Erhart listed first.
- Valley City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Valley City Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Risley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Medina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- River Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Pawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erhart, with the one closest to Erhart listed first.
- Albion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Nova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Polk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Redhaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Ruggles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Rowsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Savannah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeromesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erhart, with the one closest to Erhart listed first.
- Strongsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olmsted Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Binola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Berea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Royalton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Olmsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brook Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parma Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Broadview Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erhart, with the one closest to Erhart listed first.
- Birmingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berlinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Shinrock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erhart, with the one closest to Erhart listed first.
- White Fox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wakeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Hartland Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Hartland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Collins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- East Townsend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Fitchville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Olena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erhart, with the one closest to Erhart listed first.
- Belden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eaton Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Lagrange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Fields
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fields is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
- Wellington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Ridgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elyria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oberlin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erhart, with the one closest to Erhart listed first.
- Canal Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erhart, with the one closest to Erhart listed first.
- Pigeon Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Paxton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Bath Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Bath
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Copley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Fairlawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boston is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston has also been known as:
- Boston Mill
- Helltown
- Norton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Peninsula
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Barberton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Erhart, with the one closest to Erhart listed first.
- Burbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Creston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aukerman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rittman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Congress
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Doylestown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Devil Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Smithville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marshallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Erhart, see our County-by-County Page for Erhart.
Cemeteries Near Erhart ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Erhart.
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 Erhart - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Erhart covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Erhart, with the one closest to Erhart listed first.
- Greenhoe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Martin of Tours Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rest Acre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Acre Cemetery
- The Rest Acre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Cemetery
- Lester Cemetery
- New Law Cemetery
- Reuter Cemetery
- Litchfield Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeyville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Myrtle Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waltz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (459 more) ...
- North Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aldrich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Erhart had a population of 116 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Erhart, with the one closest to Erhart listed first.
- Litchfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mallet Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mallet Creek is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallet Creek
- Belden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Abbeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Chamberlain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chamberlain is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Penfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Penfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Medina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Eaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Eaton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eaton
- Beebetown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beebetown is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebetown
- Columbia Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lagrange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chippewa Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Weymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weymouth is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weymouth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Erhart. See our List of 1890's Communities around Erhart.
Newspapers Published in Erhart ...
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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Erhart.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Erhart, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Erhart.
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 helpful 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 Erhart:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Medina County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Stark County
- Summit 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 Erhart, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Erhart) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |