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 Latcha (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 Latcha. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Latcha 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 Latcha. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Latcha:
- Wood County (The home county of Latcha)
- The following are listed by their distance from Latcha, with the one closest to Latcha listed first.
- Millbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lemoyne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Northwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lime City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Arbor Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Luckey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Rossford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Perrysburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pemberville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haskins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latcha, with the one closest to Latcha listed first.
- Swanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ai
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Assumption
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Metamora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lytton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Delta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Siney ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- West Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latcha, with the one closest to Latcha listed first.
- Van Buren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latcha, with the one closest to Latcha listed first.
- Colton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- McClure
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latcha, with the one closest to Latcha listed first.
- Oregon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East Toledo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Toledo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Yondota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Air Line Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Harbor View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harbor View is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Immergrun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Immergrun is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
- Maumee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- Bono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- West Toledo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latcha, with the one closest to Latcha listed first.
- Genoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clay Center
(5 miles [8 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Curtice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Oak Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Lacarne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Port Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gypsum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Latcha, with the one closest to Latcha listed first.
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Gabels Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Stony Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Burgoon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shorewood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Ballville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Erlin
(25 miles [40.2 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 Latcha, with the one closest to Latcha listed first.
- Bettsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Fostoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cromers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Fort Seneca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Green Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Watson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Latcha, with the one closest to Latcha listed first.
- Riga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Blissfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Latcha, with the one closest to Latcha listed first.
- Vienna Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Liberty Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Havre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Lambertville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Temperance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Luna Pier
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Samaria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Yargerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Hillcrest Orchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
- La Salle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Latcha, see our County-by-County Page for Latcha.
Cemeteries Near Latcha ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Latcha.
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 Latcha - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Latcha covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Latcha, with the one closest to Latcha listed first.
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Willow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- First St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Troy Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clay Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Williston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (278 more) ...
- Eagle Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hufford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Latcha in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Latcha.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Latcha, with the one closest to Latcha listed first.
- Webb ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Webb is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Millbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cummings ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cummings is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Stony Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Lemoyne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Walbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moline is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Genoa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clay Center
(5 miles [8 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
- Hobart
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hobart is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Lime City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Luckey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Curtice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 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 Latcha. See our List of 1890's Communities around Latcha.
Newspapers Published in Latcha ...
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 180 newspapers that have been published in the area around Latcha.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Latcha, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Latcha.
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 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 Latcha:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe 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 Latcha, 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- Latcha) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |