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 Hopewell Heights (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 Hopewell Heights. 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.
Name Variations for Hopewell Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hopewell Heights: Hopewell Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Hopewell Heights 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 Hopewell Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hopewell Heights:
- Lucas County (The home county of Hopewell Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell Heights, with the one closest to Hopewell Heights listed first.
- Wernerts Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- West Toledo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Willow Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- Air Line Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Toledo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- East Toledo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Ironville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Harbor View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Harbor View is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Oregon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell Heights, with the one closest to Hopewell Heights listed first.
- Assumption
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Metamora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Swanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ai
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lytton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Siney ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Delta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Delta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Advance
(28 miles [45.1 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 Hopewell Heights, with the one closest to Hopewell Heights listed first.
- Colton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McClure
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell Heights, with the one closest to Hopewell Heights listed first.
- Curtice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Locust Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Oak Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell Heights, with the one closest to Hopewell Heights listed first.
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell Heights, with the one closest to Hopewell Heights listed first.
- Arbor Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Rossford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Northwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Walbridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lime City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Millbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Lemoyne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Haskins
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Luckey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pemberville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell Heights, with the one closest to Hopewell Heights 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
- Deerfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blissfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Ogden Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Britton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Ridgeway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Adrian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell Heights, with the one closest to Hopewell Heights listed first.
- Liberty Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Temperance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lambertville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Samaria
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Erie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Havre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Yargerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Luna Pier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Lulu
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Hillcrest Orchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
- Washtenaw County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell Heights, with the one closest to Hopewell Heights listed first.
- Whittaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whittaker is located in Washtenaw County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker
- Stony Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Creek is located in Washtenaw County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
- Willis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wayne County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hopewell Heights, with the one closest to Hopewell Heights listed first.
- Willow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Willow is located in Wayne County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
- Rockwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hopewell Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Hopewell Heights.
Cemeteries Near Hopewell Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hopewell Heights.
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 Hopewell Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hopewell Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hopewell Heights, with the one closest to Hopewell Heights listed first.
- Hitchcock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Collingwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Houghton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lambertville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteford Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteford Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Whiteford Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lambertville (MI).
- The Whiteford Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whiteford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961 <2>
- Van Auken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40149 <2>
- Forest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- Epworth UMC Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Hopewell Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hopewell Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hopewell Heights, with the one closest to Hopewell Heights listed first.
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- West Toledo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Temperance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lambertville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Richards ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Richards is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Air Line Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Toledo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Samaria
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- East Toledo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Ironville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Vienna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Erie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Whiteford Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteford Center is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteford Center
- Sylvania
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yargerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hopewell Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hopewell Heights.
Newspapers Published in Hopewell Heights ...
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 197 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hopewell Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hopewell Heights, 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 Hopewell Heights.
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 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 Hopewell Heights:
- 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
- Washtenaw County
- Wayne 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 Hopewell Heights, 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- Hopewell Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |