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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort Industry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort Industry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Industry, 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 Fort Industry (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 Fort Industry. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Fort Industry is historic, it would have been located within present day Lucas 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 Lucas County: Lenawee (MI), Monroe (MI), Fulton, Henry, Ottawa & Wood.

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

  • Lucas County     (The home county of Fort Industry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Industry, with the one closest to Fort Industry listed first.
    • Sylvania
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Centennial ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ottawa Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
      • Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
    • Auburndale ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
      • Auburndale is located in Lucas County
    • Holland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <3>
    • West Toledo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Berkey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Toledo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharples
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maumee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
      • Maumee is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <3>
    • Ironville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • East Toledo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Industry, with the one closest to Fort Industry listed first.
    • Metamora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metamora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metamora
      • Metamora is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metamora <3>
    • Assumption
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ai
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Swanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
      • Swanton is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,841 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <3>
    • Leslie ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
      • Leslie is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Leslie
      • From Fort Industry to Leslie
    • Lytton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Whiteville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Siney ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
      • Siney is located in Fulton County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Siney
      • From Fort Industry to Siney
    • Delta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <3>
    • West Delta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyons
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Fulton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <3>
    • Advance
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Henry County
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Industry, with the one closest to Fort Industry listed first.
    • Curtice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Clay Center
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
      • Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Martin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Genoa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genoa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
    • Elmore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Locust Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Sandusky County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Industry, with the one closest to Fort Industry listed first.
    • Woodville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Woodville is located in Sandusky County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <3>
    • Gibsonburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsonburg
      • Gibsonburg is located in Sandusky County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,483 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsonburg <3>
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Industry, with the one closest to Fort Industry listed first.
    • Bates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rossford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
      • Rossford is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <3>
    • Arbor Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Perrysburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
      • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <3>
    • Northwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
    • Walbridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lime City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
      • Lime City is located in Wood County
    • Dowling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Haskins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Millbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lemoyne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tontogany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tontogany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tontogany
      • Tontogany is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tontogany <3>
  • Lenawee County (MI)
  • Monroe County (MI)
  • Washtenaw County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Industry, with the one closest to Fort Industry listed first.
    • Whittaker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Stony Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Fort Industry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Industry.

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

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

  • Porta Coeli Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porta Coeli Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porta Coeli Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ravine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ravine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ravine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Toledo Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toledo Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toledo Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Epworth United Methodist Church Memorial Garden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Auken Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Auken Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Auken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whiteford Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Joy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Houghton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houghton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houghton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wolfinger Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolfinger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolfinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (324 more) ...
    • Lambertville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lambertville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lambertville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Elizabeths Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Elizabeths Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Elizabeths Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.

While we didn't find Fort Industry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Fort Industry.

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

  • Sylvania
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mitchaw
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchaw
    • Mitchaw is located in Lucas County
  • Richards ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
    • Richards is located in Lucas County
  • Lambertville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiteford Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteford Center
    • Whiteford Center is located in Monroe County (MI)
  • Auburndale ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburndale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
    • Auburndale is located in Lucas County
  • Richfield Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Center
    • Richfield Center is located in Lucas County
  • Holland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Holland is located in Lucas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <3>
  • West Toledo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Berkey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Air Line Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Line Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
    • Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
  • Temperance
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Toledo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Samaria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
      • Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
    • Riga
      (9 miles [14.5 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 Fort Industry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Industry.

Newspapers Published in Fort Industry ...

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 205 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Industry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Industry, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Industry.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Fort Industry:

The official website for Lucas County: www.co.lucas.oh.us/

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

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 Fort Industry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Fort Industry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Industry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7156, Longitude: -83.7018    









 

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