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 Idlewood Cottage Area (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 Idlewood Cottage Area. 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.
Idlewood Cottage Area is located in Ashland 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 Ashland County: Holmes, Huron, Knox, Lorain, Medina, Richland & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Idlewood Cottage Area. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Idlewood Cottage Area:
- Ashland County (The home county of Idlewood Cottage Area)
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Cottage Area, with the one closest to Idlewood Cottage Area listed first.
- Perrysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Loudonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McKay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Hayesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Mifflin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jeromesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rowsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Redhaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Bailey Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Polk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Savannah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Cottage Area, with the one closest to Idlewood Cottage Area listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Layland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Nellie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- New Guilford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Mohawk Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Metham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Warsaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
- White Womans Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Cottage Area, with the one closest to Idlewood Cottage Area listed first.
- Crestline
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Galion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Tiro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Robinson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Delaware County
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Cottage Area, with the one closest to Idlewood Cottage Area listed first.
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Miley Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Glenmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Killbuck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Millersburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Charm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Cottage Area, with the one closest to Idlewood Cottage Area listed first.
- Greenwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Delphi
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Cottage Area, with the one closest to Idlewood Cottage Area listed first.
- Jelloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Nunda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Amity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Buckeye City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Batemantown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fredericktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Dorema
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Cottage Area, with the one closest to Idlewood Cottage Area listed first.
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Utica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Frampton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Frampton is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
- Lock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Long Run ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Long Run is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
- Former names for Long Run:
- Colville
- Oberlin
- Marion County
- Martel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Medina County
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Cottage Area, with the one closest to Idlewood Cottage Area listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Chesterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iberia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Mount Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Edison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Marengo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Cottage Area, with the one closest to Idlewood Cottage Area listed first.
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lucas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Hanley Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Mansfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Olivesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Ontario
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maybee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Shenandoah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Idlewood Cottage Area, with the one closest to Idlewood Cottage Area listed first.
- Funk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Shreve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- New Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lattasburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Moreland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Devil Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Wooster
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Congress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Boys Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Idlewood Cottage Area, see our County-by-County Page for Idlewood Cottage Area.
Cemeteries Near Idlewood Cottage Area ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Idlewood Cottage Area.
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 Idlewood Cottage Area - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Idlewood Cottage Area covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Idlewood Cottage Area, with the one closest to Idlewood Cottage Area listed first.
- McFall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall Cemetery
- The McFall Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riggs Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loudonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shambaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (560 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McKay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Idlewood Cottage Area in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Idlewood Cottage Area.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Idlewood Cottage Area, with the one closest to Idlewood Cottage Area listed first.
- Perrysville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Loudonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Lucas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hastings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Jelloway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Widowville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Widowville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Mifflin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- McZena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McZena is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McZena
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Ankenytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ankenytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankenytown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Idlewood Cottage Area. See our List of 1890's Communities around Idlewood Cottage Area.
Newspapers Published in Idlewood Cottage Area ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Idlewood Cottage Area.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Idlewood Cottage Area, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Idlewood Cottage Area.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Idlewood Cottage Area:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Medina County
- Morrow County
- Richland 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> | 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 Idlewood Cottage Area, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Idlewood Cottage Area) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |