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 Hull Prairie (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 Hull Prairie. 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 Hull Prairie ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Hull Prairie: Hull Pr.
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 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.
Hull Prairie is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Putnam, Sandusky & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Hull Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hull Prairie:
- Wood County (The home county of Hull Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Haskins
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tontogany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Perrysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Lime City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grand Rapids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Portage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lemoyne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Arbor Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Swanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ai
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Assumption
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Lytton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- West Delta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Metamora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Wauseon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Advance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Hancock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Van Buren
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McComb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Findlay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- West Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Colton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- McClure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deshler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Napoleon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hamler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holgate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Ridgeville Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Waterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Whitehouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maumee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Sharples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Ottawa Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Toledo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Genoa
(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
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Curtice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Belmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Townwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Leipsic Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Leipsic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gibsonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gabels Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Burgoon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Kingsway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Stony Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Ballville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Fremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Fostoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Riga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Ogden Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Blissfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Deerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Weston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Lambertville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Vienna Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Temperance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Samaria
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Erie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Havre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Yargerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Luna Pier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lulu
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Hillcrest Orchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hull Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Hull Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Hull Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hull Prairie.
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 Hull Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hull Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Miltonville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wakeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wakeman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Waterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #358946 <2>
- Highland Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tontogany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Otsego Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 in 1895, Hull Prairie had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hull Prairie, with the one closest to Hull Prairie listed first.
- Haskins
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roachton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roachton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachton
- Neowash ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Neowash is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neowash
- Tontogany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Dunbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunbridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbridge
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Dowling
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Monclova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Perrysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fenton ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fenton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Lime City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Hull Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hull Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Hull Prairie ...
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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hull Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hull Prairie, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hull Prairie.
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 Hull Prairie:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca 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 Hull Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hull Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |