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 Jerry City (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 Jerry City. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Jerry City 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 Jerry City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jerry City:
- Wood County (The home county of Jerry City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerry City, with the one closest to Jerry City listed first.
- Cygnet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Eagleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Hammansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- West Millgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Portage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Bairdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Bloomdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bradner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allen County
- Bluffton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerry City, with the one closest to Jerry City listed first.
- Swanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Delta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerry City, with the one closest to Jerry City listed first.
- Van Buren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Arcadia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Findlay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- West Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Benton Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Vanlue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Rawson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerry City, with the one closest to Jerry City listed first.
- Deshler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- McClure
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Hamler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Malinta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Colton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Holgate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Napoleon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Bavaria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Pleasant Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerry City, with the one closest to Jerry City listed first.
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Waterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maumee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- East Toledo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Toledo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oregon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ottawa Hills
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Sharples
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerry City, with the one closest to Jerry City listed first.
- Elmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Martin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curtice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerry City, with the one closest to Jerry City listed first.
- Townwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Belmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Leipsic Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- West Leipsic
(23 miles [37 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
- Ottawa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Glandorf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerry City, with the one closest to Jerry City listed first.
- Helena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gibsonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burgoon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Woodville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gabels Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Lindsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ballville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Stony Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Fremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kingsway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Shorewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Green Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerry City, with the one closest to Jerry City listed first.
- Fostoria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alvada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Bascom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Cromers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- New Riegel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Adrian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Tiffin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jerry City, with the one closest to Jerry City listed first.
- Carey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wharton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Mexico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Belle Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jerry City, see our County-by-County Page for Jerry City.
Cemeteries Near Jerry City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jerry City.
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 Jerry City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jerry City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jerry City, with the one closest to Jerry City listed first.
- Jerry City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cygnet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fayler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Portage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (379 more) ...
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sargeant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Jerry City had a population of 530 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Jerry City had a population of 437 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jerry City, with the one closest to Jerry City listed first.
- Cygnet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mungen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mungen is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungen
- Trombley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Trombley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombley
- Oil Center ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Six Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Mermill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mermill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermill
- Bays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bays is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Hammansburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Rudolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Galatea
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Galatea is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
- Bairdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Portage
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- West Millgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- North Baltimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jerry City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jerry City.
Newspapers Published in Jerry City ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jerry City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jerry City, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jerry City.
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 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 Jerry City:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Wyandot 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 Jerry City, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jerry City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |