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 Luckey (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 Luckey. 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.
Luckey 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 Luckey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Luckey:
- Wood County (The home county of Luckey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Luckey, with the one closest to Luckey listed first.
- Lemoyne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Pemberville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Lime City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Millbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Perrysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arbor Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Northwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Bowling Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luckey, with the one closest to Luckey listed first.
- Swanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Assumption
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lytton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Metamora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- 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
- Siney ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luckey, with the one closest to Luckey listed first.
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Van Buren
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- West Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Findlay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luckey, with the one closest to Luckey listed first.
- Colton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- McClure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Deshler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Liberty Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Malinta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luckey, with the one closest to Luckey listed first.
- Maumee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Air Line Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Oregon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Toledo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Ironville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Yondota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Harbor View
(16 miles [25.7 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
- Bono
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luckey, with the one closest to Luckey listed first.
- Genoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clay Center
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Curtice
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Locust Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Lacarne
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Port Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luckey, with the one closest to Luckey listed first.
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gibsonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burgoon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Gabels Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Kingsway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Stony Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Fremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Ballville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Green Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Erlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Luckey, with the one closest to Luckey listed first.
- Bettsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fostoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Cromers
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Fort Seneca
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Bascom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Green Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Alvada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- New Riegel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tiffin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Lenawee County (MI)
- Riga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Luckey, with the one closest to Luckey listed first.
- Vienna Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Lambertville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Havre
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Temperance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Erie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Luna Pier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Samaria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Yargerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Hillcrest Orchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
- La Salle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Luckey, see our County-by-County Page for Luckey.
Cemeteries Near Luckey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Luckey.
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 Luckey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Luckey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Luckey, with the one closest to Luckey listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pemberville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brandeberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Troy Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Restlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eisenhour Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (290 more) ...
- Woodville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Collins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Luckey had a population of 312 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Luckey had a population of 1,049 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Luckey, with the one closest to Luckey listed first.
- Scotch Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Pemberville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lemoyne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Fenton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fenton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Stony Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Webb ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Webb is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Dowling
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- New Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Rochester is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Woodside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Woodside is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dunbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dunbridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbridge
- Sugar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Moline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moline is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Genoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lime City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Luckey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Luckey.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Luckey ...
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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Luckey.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Luckey. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Luckey and those printed in the larger area surrounding Luckey.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Luckey.
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 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 Luckey:
- 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 Luckey, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Luckey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |