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 Holland (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 Holland. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Holland 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 Holland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Holland:
- Lucas County (The home county of Holland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Ottawa Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Maumee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Air Line Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sharples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Toledo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wernerts Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- Waterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Swanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ai
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Assumption
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Metamora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lytton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- West Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Lyons
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Advance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Colton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McClure
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Napoleon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Deshler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Curtice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clay Center
(18 miles [29 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
- Genoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Locust Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Oak Harbor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Bates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Perrysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rossford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Lime City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Northwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Haskins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dowling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Tontogany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lemoyne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Millbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grand Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Riga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Blissfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Deerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Holloway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Sand Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Adrian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Britton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Lambertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Temperance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Samaria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Erie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Havre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Yargerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Lulu
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Petersburg Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Luna Pier
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Holland, see our County-by-County Page for Holland.
Cemeteries Near Holland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Holland.
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 Holland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Holland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Epworth UMC Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ft. Meigs Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Toledo State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Wolfinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Porta Coeli Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Holland had a population of 110 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Holland had a population of 1,687 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Holland, with the one closest to Holland listed first.
- Monclova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maumee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Richards ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richards is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Sylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Perrysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchaw is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchaw
- Air Line Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Roachton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Roachton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachton
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Richfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richfield Center is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Center
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Toledo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Swanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lime City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Holland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Holland.
Newspapers Published in Holland ...
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 155 newspapers that have been published in the area around Holland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Holland, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Holland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Holland:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lucas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Ottawa County
- Sandusky 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 Holland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |