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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 Erlin (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 Erlin. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Erlin is located in Sandusky 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 Sandusky County: Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Seneca & Wood.

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

  • Sandusky County     (The home county of Erlin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erlin, with the one closest to Erlin listed first.
    • Green Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vickery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Shorewood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
      • Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
    • Clyde
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fremont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Ballville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
      • Ballville is located in Sandusky County
    • Kingsway
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Stony Prairie
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
      • Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
    • Gabels Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bellevue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindsey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Burgoon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burgoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
      • Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erlin, with the one closest to Erlin listed first.
    • Chatfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
      • Chatfield is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • New Washington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • North Auburn
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Auburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
      • North Auburn is located in Crawford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Auburn
      • From Erlin to North Auburn
    • Benton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erlin, with the one closest to Erlin listed first.
    • Castalia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Bay View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
      • Bay View is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay View <2>
    • Venice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Venice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Venice is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Venice
      • From Erlin to Venice
    • Sandusky
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bogart
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Lanes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
      • Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
    • Avery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avery
      • From Erlin to Avery
    • North Milan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Milan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Huron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Kelleys Island
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelleys Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys Island
      • Kelleys Island is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelleys Island <2>
    • Shinrock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Hancock County
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erlin, with the one closest to Erlin listed first.
    • Hunts Corners
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Monroeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
      • Monroeville is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <2>
    • Norwalk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Peru
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Huron County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Peru
      • From Erlin to Peru
    • Steuben
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Willard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Collins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Celeryville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coble Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coble Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
      • Coble Village is located in Huron County
    • North Fairfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
      • North Fairfield is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • East Townsend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • New Haven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erlin, with the one closest to Erlin listed first.
    • Bono
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Yondota
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Immergrun
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Oregon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
      • Oregon is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <2>
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erlin, with the one closest to Erlin listed first.
    • Lacarne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Port Clinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Oak Harbor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
      • Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <2>
    • Gypsum
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Danbury
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Ottawa County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Danbury
      • From Erlin to Danbury
    • Violet ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
      • Violet is located in Ottawa County
    • Rocky Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Elmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Catawba Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Locust Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Marblehead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Genoa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
      • Genoa is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <2>
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erlin, with the one closest to Erlin listed first.
    • Green Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Flat Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Watson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Fort Seneca
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Lodi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bettsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettsville
      • Bettsville is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettsville <2>
    • Maple Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
      • Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maple Grove
      • From Erlin to Maple Grove
    • Republic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <2>
    • Cromers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Scipio
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
      • Scipio is located in Seneca County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Scipio
      • From Erlin to Scipio
    • Tiffin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Attica Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erlin, with the one closest to Erlin listed first.
    • Bradner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradner
      • Bradner is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradner <2>
    • Risingsun
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Pemberville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberville
      • Pemberville is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pemberville <2>
    • Wayne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <2>
    • Millbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lemoyne
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Luckey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luckey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckey
      • Luckey is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luckey <2>
    • West Millgrove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Millgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
      • West Millgrove is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Six Points
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Six Points. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
      • Six Points is located in Wood County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Six Points
      • From Erlin to Six Points
    • Walbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Northwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
      • Northwood is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <2>
    • Eagleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Wyandot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Erlin, with the one closest to Erlin listed first.
    • Mexico
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
    • Duenquat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Erlin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Erlin.

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 Erlin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Schoch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beeler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lathrop Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lathrop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lathrop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCreary Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCreary Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCreary Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foust Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foust Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dana Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenlawn Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • County Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McPherson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McPherson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McPherson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (309 more) ...
    • Whittlesey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittlesey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittlesey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bakertown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bakertown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bakertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ellsworth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellsworth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 in 1895, Erlin had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Clyde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Vickery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fremont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • York
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Sandusky County
  • Whitmore
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore
    • Whitmore is located in Sandusky County
  • Green Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Colby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
    • Colby is located in Sandusky County
  • Kingsway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Teemes ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teemes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
    • Teemes is located in Sandusky County
  • Fireside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fireside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
    • Fireside is located in Seneca County
  • Bellevue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Castalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
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    • Port Clinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Lacarne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Old Fort
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
      • Old Fort is located in Seneca County

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

Newspapers Published in Erlin ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Erlin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Erlin, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Erlin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Erlin:

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

The official website for Sandusky County: www.sandusky-county.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Erlin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Erlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Erlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3655, Longitude: -83.0122       In this case, the coordinates for Erlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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