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 Meadowvale (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 Meadowvale. 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.
Meadowvale 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 Meadowvale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Meadowvale:
- Wood County (The home county of Meadowvale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
- Bowling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Portage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Tontogany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jerry City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Six Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dowling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Haskins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cygnet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hammansburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Wayne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
- Swanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ai
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Delta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- West Delta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Assumption
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lytton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Metamora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Wauseon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
- Van Buren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Hancock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McComb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Findlay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- West Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Benton Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Vanlue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Rawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Cory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
- McClure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Deshler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Liberty Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Malinta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hamler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Napoleon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holgate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Florida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- New Bavaria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Okolona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Waterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maumee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- East Toledo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Toledo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ottawa Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Sharples
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Oregon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
- Genoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center
(20 miles [32.2 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curtice
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Oak Harbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
- Belmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Townwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Leipsic Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Leipsic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Gilboa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Burgoon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Lindsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gabels Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Stony Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Ballville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Fremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Shorewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Green Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
- Fostoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bettsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Alvada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Bascom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Fort Seneca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- New Riegel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adrian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Tiffin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
- Lambertville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Vienna Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Temperance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Erie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Havre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Meadowvale, see our County-by-County Page for Meadowvale.
Cemeteries Near Meadowvale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meadowvale.
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 Meadowvale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Meadowvale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
- Old Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sargeant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Portage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Plain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wingston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jerry City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Brandeberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tontogany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Meadowvale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Meadowvale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Meadowvale, with the one closest to Meadowvale listed first.
- Bowling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Portage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Rudolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Mermill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mermill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermill
- Sugar Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Digby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Digby is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Digby
- Mungen
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mungen is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungen
- Bays
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bays is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- New Rochester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Rochester is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Scotch Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Dunbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dunbridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbridge
- Tontogany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wingston is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingston
- Trombley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Trombley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombley
- Jerry City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Meadowvale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Meadowvale.
Newspapers Published in Meadowvale ...
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 Meadowvale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Meadowvale, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Meadowvale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Meadowvale:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca 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 Meadowvale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Meadowvale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |