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 Lykens (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 Lykens. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Lykens is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Huron, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Lykens. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lykens:
- Crawford County (The home county of Lykens)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lykens, with the one closest to Lykens listed first.
- Chatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Broken Sword
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Lemert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- New Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oceola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- North Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Bucyrus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tiro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Robinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Leesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crestline
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lykens, with the one closest to Lykens listed first.
- West Independence
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Vanlue
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Blanchard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lykens, with the one closest to Lykens listed first.
- Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McVitty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lykens, with the one closest to Lykens listed first.
- Celeryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coble Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- New Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Steuben
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Delphi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Hunts Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- North Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Peru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Monroeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fitchville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lykens, with the one closest to Lykens listed first.
- Martel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Morral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Ruth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- New Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lykens, with the one closest to Lykens listed first.
- Iberia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Blooming Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lykens, with the one closest to Lykens listed first.
- Forest ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Plymouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Vernon Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Shelby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ganges
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Maybee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Alta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lykens, with the one closest to Lykens listed first.
- Clyde
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burgoon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Ballville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Green Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Gabels Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Erlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Fremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Vickery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Helena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shorewood Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lykens, with the one closest to Lykens listed first.
- Carrothers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Bloomville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Melmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Caroline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Scipio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Attica
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Republic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Attica Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- McCutchenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Omar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Tiffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Wood County
- Risingsun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lykens, with the one closest to Lykens listed first.
- Duenquat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Belle Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Mexico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Nevada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sandusky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Wyandot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Harpster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Carey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kirby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wharton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Marseilles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lykens, see our County-by-County Page for Lykens.
Cemeteries Near Lykens ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lykens.
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 Lykens - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lykens covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lykens, with the one closest to Lykens listed first.
- Kennedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- East Baseline Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Baseline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freewill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nazareth Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chatfield Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Windfall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chatfield Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield Twp. Cemetery
- The Chatfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brillhart Cemetery
- North Union Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162040 <2>
- Eden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Texas Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (497 more) ...
- Broken Sword Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword Cemetery
- The Broken Sword Cemetery has also been known as:
- Albright Cemetery
- Brokensword Cemetery
- Lust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant View 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 in 1895, Lykens had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lykens, with the one closest to Lykens listed first.
- Broken Sword
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Chatfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Plankton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Plankton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plankton
- Carrothers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Saint Stephens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Deunquat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deunquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deunquat
- Lemert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Bloomville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Melmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Spore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spore is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spore
- Brandywine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brandywine is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Rockaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rockaway is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Belle Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lykens. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lykens.
Newspapers Published in Lykens ...
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 160 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lykens.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lykens, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lykens.
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 Lykens:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Huron County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Wood County
- Wyandot 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 Lykens, 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 from Point A (ie- Lykens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |