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 Frankfort (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 Frankfort. 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.
Frankfort is located in Lucas 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 Lucas County: Lenawee (MI), Monroe (MI), Fulton, Henry, Ottawa & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Frankfort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Frankfort:
- Lucas County (The home county of Frankfort)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
- Sharples
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Berkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Maumee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
- Assumption
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Swanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ai
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Metamora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Siney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Lyons
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
- Colton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McClure
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Napoleon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Malinta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Elery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Okolona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Deshler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hamler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
- Clay Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Curtice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Martin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sandusky County
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
- Alvordton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stryker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
- Perrysburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Haskins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arbor Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Rossford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grand Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tontogany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lime City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Dowling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Northwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Walbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- The Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
- Prattville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Waldron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
- Ogden Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Riga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Blissfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Wellsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Deerfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Adrian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Morenci
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Lambertville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Temperance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Samaria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Lulu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Erie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Federman ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Federman is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Yargerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Frankfort, see our County-by-County Page for Frankfort.
Cemeteries Near Frankfort ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Frankfort.
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 Frankfort - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Frankfort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
- Sharples Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west of Toledo.
- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marygrove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170173 <3>
- Wolfinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Elizabeths Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Swanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Amboy Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (355 more) ...
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fulton Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bird Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Frankfort in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Frankfort.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Frankfort, with the one closest to Frankfort listed first.
- Richfield Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield Center is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Center
- Ai
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Swanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Metamora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Berkey
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Mitchaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchaw is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchaw
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monclova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Fairfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Fairfield is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fairfield
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Richards ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Richards is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Frankfort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Frankfort.
Newspapers Published in Frankfort ...
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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Frankfort.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Frankfort, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Frankfort.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Frankfort:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lucas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Ottawa County
- Sandusky County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Hillsdale 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frankfort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Frankfort, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |