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 Forest Park (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 Forest Park. 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.
Forest Park is located in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County: Erie, Lucas, Sandusky & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Forest Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest Park:
- Ottawa County (The home county of Forest Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Genoa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clay Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curtice
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Lacarne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Port Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gypsum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Catawba Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Danbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Erie County
- Bay View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Swanton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Assumption
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Ai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Metamora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lytton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Hancock County
- Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henry County
- Colton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Yondota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Bono
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Oregon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Toledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Harbor View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harbor View is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Immergrun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Immergrun is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
- Ironville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Toledo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Air Line Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Willow Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- West Toledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Maumee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gibsonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lindsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kingsway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Gabels Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Shorewood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Stony Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Fremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ballville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Burgoon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Erlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Green Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Bettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Fort Seneca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Cromers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Fostoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Green Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Watson
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Millbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lemoyne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Walbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luckey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Lime City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Rossford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pemberville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Dowling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Perrysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bradner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- Riga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Vienna Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Havre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Liberty Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Erie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Luna Pier
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Temperance
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lambertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Hillcrest Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
- Yargerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- La Salle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest Park, see our County-by-County Page for Forest Park.
Cemeteries Near Forest Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest Park.
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 Forest Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clay Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elliston Cemetery (New)
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elliston Cemetery (Old)
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elliston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Troy Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (272 more) ...
- Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Forest Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Forest Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest Park, with the one closest to Forest Park listed first.
- Genoa
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Martin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Millbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Webb ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Webb is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Williston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williston is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Lemoyne
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Elliston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elliston is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Trowbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Curtice
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cummings ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cummings is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Graytown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Walbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest Park.
Newspapers Published in Forest Park ...
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 191 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Forest Park, 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 Forest Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Forest Park:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ottawa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Wood County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Forest Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |