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 Middle Bass (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 Middle Bass. 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.
Middle Bass is located in Ottawa County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ottawa County: Erie, Lucas, Sandusky & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Middle Bass. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Middle Bass:
- Ottawa County (The home county of Middle Bass)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Bass, with the one closest to Middle Bass listed first.
- Put-in-Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Put-in-Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Put-in-Bay
- Put-in-Bay is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Put-in-Bay <2>
- Isle Saint George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Saint George
- Isle Saint George is located in Ottawa County
- Catawba Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catawba Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Violet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Marblehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marblehead <2>
- Danbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Gypsum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Port Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
- Port Clinton is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <2>
- Lacarne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Locust Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Oak Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
- Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <2>
- Rocky Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Bass, with the one closest to Middle Bass listed first.
- Kelleys Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelleys Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys Island
- Kelleys Island is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelleys Island <2>
- Bay View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Bay View is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay View <2>
- Sandusky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Venice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Venice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Castalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Castalia is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalia <2>
- Fairview Lanes
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Bogart
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Huron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Huron is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <2>
- Avery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Avery is located in Erie County
- North Milan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Shinrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Berlin Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Heights
- Berlin Heights is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin Heights <2>
- Huron County
- Monroeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
- Monroeville is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <2>
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Bass, with the one closest to Middle Bass listed first.
- Vermilion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Bass, with the one closest to Middle Bass listed first.
- Bono
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Yondota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Bass, with the one closest to Middle Bass listed first.
- Vickery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Erlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Shorewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Kingsway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Clyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Lindsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellevue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stony Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Ballville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Flat Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Middle Bass, with the one closest to Middle Bass listed first.
- Stony Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Estral Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estral Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
- Estral Beach is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Middle Bass, see our County-by-County Page for Middle Bass.
Cemeteries Near Middle Bass ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Middle Bass.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Middle Bass covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Middle Bass, with the one closest to Middle Bass listed first.
- Middle Bass Island Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Bass Island Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Bass Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- North Bass Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Bass Island Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Bass Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Maple Leaf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Leaf Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Leaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Village Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Village Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- K'burg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the K'burg Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the K'burg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Catawba Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catawba Island Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catawba Island Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Lockwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lockwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lockwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sackett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sackett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Russian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- St. Marys Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Byzantine Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Clemmons Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clemmons Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clemmons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Shook Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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.<4>
While we didn't find Middle Bass in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Middle Bass.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Middle Bass, with the one closest to Middle Bass listed first.
- Put-in-Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Put-in-Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Put-in-Bay
- Put-in-Bay is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Put-in-Bay <2>
- Isle Saint George
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Saint George
- Isle Saint George is located in Ottawa County
- Catawba Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catawba Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Lakeside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Lakeside is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeside <2>
- Violet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Piccola ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piccola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piccola
- Piccola is located in Ottawa County
- Marblehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
- Marblehead is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marblehead <2>
- Gypsum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Danbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Port Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
- Port Clinton is located in Ottawa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <2>
- Locust Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Lacarne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
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- Venice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Venice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Sandusky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teemes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Middle Bass. See our List of 1890's Communities around Middle Bass.
Newspapers Published in Middle Bass ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Middle Bass.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Middle Bass, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Middle Bass.
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 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 Middle Bass:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ottawa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Lucas County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middle Bass. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ottawa County: www.co.ottawa.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<4> | 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 Middle Bass, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Middle Bass) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middle Bass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6789, Longitude: -82.8121 In this case, the coordinates for Middle Bass have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |