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 Lakeland (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 Lakeland. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Lakeland is located in Lucas 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 Lucas County: Lenawee (MI), Monroe (MI), Fulton, Henry, Ottawa & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Lakeland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeland:
- Lucas County (The home county of Lakeland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Bono
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Yondota
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Immergrun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Immergrun is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
- Harbor View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harbor View is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Oregon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ironville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Willow Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- East Toledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Toledo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Toledo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Air Line Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Bay View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kelleys Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Castalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Venice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Curtice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Clay Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lacarne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Port Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Gypsum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lindsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kingsway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Gibsonburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shorewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Stony Prairie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Fremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ballville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Gabels Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Erlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Green Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Bettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Green Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Millbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lemoyne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Arbor Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Rossford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Lime City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Luckey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Perrysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dowling
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Lenawee County (MI)
- Riga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Havre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Luna Pier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Erie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
- La Salle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Monroe is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monroe
- Temperance
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yargerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Liberty Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Detroit Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Detroit Beach is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Beach
- Wayne County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Rockwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gibraltar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Gibraltar is located in Wayne County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeland, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeland.
Cemeteries Near Lakeland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeland.
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 Lakeland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakeland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elliston Cemetery (New)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elliston Cemetery (Old)
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elliston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Point Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Oregon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (244 more) ...
- Lake Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Harbor Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #825989 <2>
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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>
While we didn't find Lakeland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeland, with the one closest to Lakeland listed first.
- Williston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williston is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Trowbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Trowbridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Curtice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elliston is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
- Limestone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Limestone is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Locust Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Clay Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Graytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graytown is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Rocky Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Millbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ironville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Walbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeland.
Newspapers Published in Lakeland ...
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 201 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeland, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeland.
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 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 Lakeland:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lucas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Ottawa County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Wood County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe 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 Lakeland, 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- Lakeland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |