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 MacArthur Park (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 MacArthur Park. 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 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.
MacArthur Park is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Huron, Lorain, Ottawa & Sandusky.
Below are the counties that are near MacArthur Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to MacArthur Park:
- Erie County (The home county of MacArthur Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthur Park, with the one closest to MacArthur Park listed first.
- Sandusky
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Venice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Fairview Lanes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Bogart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Bay View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Castalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- North Milan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Kelleys Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Milan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shinrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Berlin Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthur Park, with the one closest to MacArthur Park listed first.
- Monroeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hunts Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Norwalk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- East Townsend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Peru
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Hartland Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Wakeman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Olena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Steuben
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- West Clarksfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- North Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthur Park, with the one closest to MacArthur Park listed first.
- Vermilion
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Henrietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Kipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- South Amherst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Amherst
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oberlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lorain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Rochester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthur Park, with the one closest to MacArthur Park listed first.
- Marblehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Danbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Violet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Gypsum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Port Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Put-in-Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lacarne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Isle Saint George
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Isle Saint George is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Saint George
- Oak Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Rocky Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Elmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richland County
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthur Park, with the one closest to MacArthur Park listed first.
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Vickery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Bellevue
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Green Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Shorewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kingsway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Ballville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Stony Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Gabels Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Lindsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from MacArthur Park, with the one closest to MacArthur Park listed first.
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Green Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Omar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Attica Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Republic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Watson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Attica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Caroline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Fort Seneca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Bettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to MacArthur Park, see our County-by-County Page for MacArthur Park.
Cemeteries Near MacArthur Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of MacArthur Park.
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 MacArthur Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for MacArthur Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from MacArthur Park, with the one closest to MacArthur Park listed first.
- Cholera Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ohio Soldiers & Sailors Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Venice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice Cemetery
- The Venice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Toad Hill Cemetery
- Toad Hole Cemetery
- Castalia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bogart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Confederate Stockade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- The Sand Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandhill Cemetery
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 MacArthur Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of MacArthur Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from MacArthur Park, with the one closest to MacArthur Park listed first.
- Sandusky
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Venice
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Bogart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Castalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Bloomingville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloomingville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingville
- Prout ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Prout is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prout
- Piccola ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piccola is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piccola
- Marblehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Lakeside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Violet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Danbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Kimball
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around MacArthur Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around MacArthur Park.
Newspapers Published in MacArthur Park ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around MacArthur Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of MacArthur Park, 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 MacArthur Park.
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 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 MacArthur Park:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Ottawa County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca 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 MacArthur Park, 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- MacArthur Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |