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 Joppa (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 Joppa. 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 doctors and 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.
Joppa is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Huron, Lorain, Ottawa & Sandusky.
Below are the counties that are near Joppa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Joppa:
- Erie County (The home county of Joppa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shinrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Berlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Milan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Milan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bogart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Fairview Lanes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Sandusky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Ruggles
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Nova
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Savannah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bailey Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Albion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Olmsted Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bay Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
- North Olmsted
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Westlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Berea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Binola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Wakeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Townsend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Hartland Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- West Clarksfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Norwalk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- White Fox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Olena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Monroeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peru
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Fitchville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Vermilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Brownhelm Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Kipton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Amherst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oberlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lorain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Elyria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- River Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Litchfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Valley City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Homer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Pawnee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Valley City Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Abbeyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Marblehead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Violet ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Gypsum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Put-in-Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Port Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Vickery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Clyde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Erlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Omar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- West Lodi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Attica Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Joppa, see our County-by-County Page for Joppa.
Cemeteries Near Joppa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Joppa.
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 Joppa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Joppa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Peakes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cable Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cuddleback Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West End Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berlin Heights Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Poyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Birmingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (286 more) ...
- Gore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henrietta Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rugby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Joppa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Joppa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Joppa, with the one closest to Joppa listed first.
- Ashmont ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ashmont is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmont
- Ogontz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ogontz is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
- Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Axtel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Axtel is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- Ceylon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ceylon is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceylon
- Shinrock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Berlin Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vermilion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Wakeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Brownhelm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm
- Brownhelm Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Joppa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Joppa.
Newspapers Published in Joppa ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Joppa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Joppa, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Joppa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Joppa:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Ottawa County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca 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 Joppa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Joppa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |