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 Key Estates (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 Key Estates. 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 Key Estates ...
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 Key Estates: Key Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Key Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Key Estates.
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 northwest 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 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.
Key Estates is located in Huron 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 Huron County: Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Lorain, Richland, Sandusky & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Key Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Key Estates:
- Huron County (The home county of Key Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Key Estates, with the one closest to Key Estates listed first.
- Norwalk
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Monroeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Collins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- East Townsend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Hartland Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Hunts Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Olena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- North Fairfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Steuben
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Wakeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Clarksfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Key Estates, with the one closest to Key Estates listed first.
- Ruggles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Nova
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Savannah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Lakes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Polk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Key Estates, with the one closest to Key Estates listed first.
- North Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- New Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tiro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chatfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Key Estates, with the one closest to Key Estates listed first.
- Milan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- North Milan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Berlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Berlin Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shinrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Bogart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Huron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview Lanes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Castalia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sandusky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Key Estates, with the one closest to Key Estates listed first.
- Kipton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Brighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Henrietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Vermilion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- South Amherst
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Brownhelm Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Oberlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wellington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Amherst
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Key Estates, with the one closest to Key Estates listed first.
- Spencer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- River Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Key Estates, with the one closest to Key Estates listed first.
- Marblehead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Danbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Violet ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Gypsum
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Port Clinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Lacarne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Put-in-Bay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Key Estates, with the one closest to Key Estates listed first.
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Forest ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Ganges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Shenandoah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shelby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Olivesburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Vernon Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Key Estates, with the one closest to Key Estates listed first.
- Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Vickery
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Clyde
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Erlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Green Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Shorewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Ballville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Fremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kingsway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Stony Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Gabels Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Key Estates, with the one closest to Key Estates listed first.
- Flat Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Omar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Attica Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- West Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Attica
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Scipio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Republic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carrothers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Bloomville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Fort Seneca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Key Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Key Estates.
Cemeteries Near Key Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Key Estates.
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 Key Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Key Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Key Estates, with the one closest to Key Estates listed first.
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Peters Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Catholic Shrine Cemetery
- Shrine Of The Sorrowful Mother Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Norwalk.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43231 <2>
- St. Peter Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jacobsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ruggles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Axe Factory Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Norwalk.
- The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Milan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Alphonsus Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- East Norwalk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milan North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Key Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Key Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Key Estates, with the one closest to Key Estates listed first.
- Norwalk
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Norwalk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- East Norwalk is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
- Milan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monroeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Kimball
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- North Monroeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Monroeville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroeville
- Peru
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- East Townsend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Collins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Berlinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Pontiac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pontiac is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Prout ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prout is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prout
- Olena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Hartland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Key Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Key Estates.
Newspapers Published in Key Estates ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Key Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Key Estates, 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 Key Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Key Estates:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Huron County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Erie 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> | 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 Key Estates, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Key Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |