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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Fenton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fenton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fenton, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Fenton (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 Fenton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Fenton is historic, it would have been located within present day Wood 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 Wood County: Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Putnam, Sandusky & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Fenton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fenton:
- Wood County (The home county of Fenton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Dowling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Luckey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lime City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Lemoyne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Pemberville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Haskins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Walbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tontogany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arbor Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Swanton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ai
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Assumption
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lytton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Delta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Metamora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- West Delta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Siney ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Wauseon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Van Buren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- West Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- McComb
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Findlay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Colton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- McClure
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Deshler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Hamler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Napoleon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Waterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maumee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Air Line Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- East Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Toledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oregon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ottawa Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Ironville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Elmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Martin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Curtice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Oak Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Lacarne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Belmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Townwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gibsonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Helena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burgoon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Gabels Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Kingsway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Stony Prairie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Ballville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Fremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Green Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Erlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Fostoria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Cromers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Bascom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Alvada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Green Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- New Riegel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tiffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Riga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Blissfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Lambertville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Vienna Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Temperance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Erie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Havre
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Luna Pier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Samaria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Yargerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Hillcrest Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
- La Salle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fenton, see our County-by-County Page for Fenton.
Cemeteries Near Fenton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fenton.
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 Fenton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fenton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- New Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brandeberry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Hufford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Eisenhour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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.
Fenton itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fenton, with the one closest to Fenton listed first.
- Dowling
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Dunbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dunbridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbridge
- Sugar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Luckey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Scotch Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Stony Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Lemoyne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Lime City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- New Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Rochester is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Pemberville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Perrysburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cummings ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cummings is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Moline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moline is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Roachton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roachton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fenton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fenton.
Newspapers Published in Fenton ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fenton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fenton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fenton.
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 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 Fenton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fenton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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- Fenton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |