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 Lake Fork (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 Lake Fork. 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 Lake Fork ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Fork: Lk. Fork
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lake Fork. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lake Fork.
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 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 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.
Lake Fork 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 Lake Fork. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Fork:
- Ashland County (The home county of Lake Fork)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- Jeromesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McKay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Hayesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Rowsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Loudonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redhaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Perrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Polk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Albion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Bailey Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- Layland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Metham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Nellie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- New Bedford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- Miley Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Holmesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Millersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Killbuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Mount Hope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- New London
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- Jelloway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Nunda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Gann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- North Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Buckeye City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Amity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Batemantown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- Huntington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- Homer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lodi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Friendsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Pawnee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Westfield Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Seville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- River Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Acme
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Morrow County
- Blooming Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Olivesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Bellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Alta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ganges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Ontario
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- East Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- North Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brewster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sippo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Justus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- Beach City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Canal Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- Rolling Hills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Summit County
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscarawas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- Dundee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Barrs Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barrs Mills is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrs Mills
- Shanesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
- Sugarcreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- Funk
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- New Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Millbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Shreve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Moreland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Wooster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Devil Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Congress
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Boys Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Apple Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Fork, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Fork.
Cemeteries Near Lake Fork ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Fork.
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 Lake Fork - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Fork covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- Lakefork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mohicanville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Old Sixteen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blachleyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Cemetery
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rittenhouse - Troxel Cemetery
- Troxel Cemetery
- Reedsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (607 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeromesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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 Lake Fork had a population of 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Fork, with the one closest to Lake Fork listed first.
- McZena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McZena is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McZena
- Blachleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blachleyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachleyville
- Reedsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Jeromesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Springville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- McKay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- New Pittsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Shreve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Loudonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lattasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Widowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Widowville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Perrysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Cedar Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Fork. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Fork.
Newspapers Published in Lake Fork ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Fork.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Fork, 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 Lake Fork.
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 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 Lake Fork:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Coshocton County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Tuscarawas 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> | 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 Lake Fork, 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- Lake Fork) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |