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 Lyons (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 Lyons. 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 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.
Lyons is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hillsdale (MI), Lenawee (MI), Henry, Lucas & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Lyons. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lyons:
- Fulton County (The home county of Lyons)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Denson ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Denson is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Siney ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Advance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Oakshade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lytton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Assumption
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Metamora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Defiance County
- Jewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Colton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Napoleon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McClure
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Okolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Malinta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Elery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Berkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Sharples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Sylvania
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Holland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ottawa Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Waterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maumee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Alvordton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Unity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stryker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kunkle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pioneer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Holiday City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Pulaski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Jim Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Montpelier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bryan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haskins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tontogany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Arbor Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Rossford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lime City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Northwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Prattville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Waldron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Lickly Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Locust Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Pittsford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Shadyside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Osseo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frontier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- North Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Adams is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Jackson County (MI)
- Brooklyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ogden Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Morenci
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sand Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- North Morenci
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Canandaigua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Munson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Petersburg Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Lambertville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Samaria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Temperance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lulu
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Diann
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Diann is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Federman ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Federman is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Cone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cone is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lyons, see our County-by-County Page for Lyons.
Cemeteries Near Lyons ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lyons.
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 Lyons - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lyons covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Lyons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Our Lady of Fatima Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Weston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aetna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Weston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peebles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Salsberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- Luke Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Porter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Lyons had a population of 583 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Lyons had a population of 544 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lyons, with the one closest to Lyons listed first.
- Seward
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seward is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Oakshade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Siney ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Winameg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Winameg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winameg
- South Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- South Fairfield is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fairfield
- Jasper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ottokee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ottokee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottokee
- Ogden Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Morenci
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sand Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Metamora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lyons. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lyons.
Newspapers Published in Lyons ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lyons.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lyons, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lyons.
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 Lyons:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson 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> | 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 Lyons, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Lyons) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |