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 Mineyahta-on-the Bay (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 Mineyahta-on-the Bay. 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 doctors 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.
Mineyahta-on-the Bay is located in Ottawa 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 Ottawa County: Erie, Lucas, Sandusky & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Mineyahta-on-the Bay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mineyahta-on-the Bay:
- Ottawa County (The home county of Mineyahta-on-the Bay)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineyahta-on-the Bay, with the one closest to Mineyahta-on-the Bay listed first.
- Marblehead
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Violet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Danbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Gypsum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Catawba Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Put-in-Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Port Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Isle Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Isle Saint George is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Saint George
- Lacarne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Oak Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Locust Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Rocky Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineyahta-on-the Bay, with the one closest to Mineyahta-on-the Bay listed first.
- Sandusky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Venice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Bay View
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kelleys Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Lanes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Castalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bogart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Huron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- North Milan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Shinrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Milan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineyahta-on-the Bay, with the one closest to Mineyahta-on-the Bay listed first.
- Monroeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hunts Corners
(19 miles [30.6 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Collins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- East Townsend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Peru
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Hartland Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Wakeman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Olena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- West Clarksfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Steuben
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineyahta-on-the Bay, with the one closest to Mineyahta-on-the Bay listed first.
- Vermilion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Henrietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Amherst
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kipton
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Lorain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineyahta-on-the Bay, with the one closest to Mineyahta-on-the Bay listed first.
- Bono
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Yondota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineyahta-on-the Bay, with the one closest to Mineyahta-on-the Bay listed first.
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Vickery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Bellevue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Erlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Clyde
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shorewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Green Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Kingsway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Fremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ballville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Stony Prairie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Lindsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mineyahta-on-the Bay, with the one closest to Mineyahta-on-the Bay listed first.
- Flat Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Green Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Omar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Watson
(29 miles [46.7 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 Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Scipio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Fort Seneca
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Republic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mineyahta-on-the Bay, see our County-by-County Page for Mineyahta-on-the Bay.
Cemeteries Near Mineyahta-on-the Bay ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mineyahta-on-the Bay.
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 Mineyahta-on-the Bay - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mineyahta-on-the Bay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mineyahta-on-the Bay, with the one closest to Mineyahta-on-the Bay listed first.
- Woolcot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Confederate Stockade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Russian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clemmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sackett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cholera Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lockwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (211 more) ...
- Venice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Mineyahta-on-the Bay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mineyahta-on-the Bay.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mineyahta-on-the Bay, with the one closest to Mineyahta-on-the Bay listed first.
- Marblehead
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lakeside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Piccola ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Piccola is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piccola
- Violet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Danbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Venice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Sandusky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gypsum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Catawba Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Castalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Bogart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sand Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Bloomingville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomingville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingville
- Put-in-Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mineyahta-on-the Bay. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mineyahta-on-the Bay.
Newspapers Published in Mineyahta-on-the Bay ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mineyahta-on-the Bay.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mineyahta-on-the Bay, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mineyahta-on-the Bay.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mineyahta-on-the Bay:
- 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
- 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 Mineyahta-on-the Bay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mineyahta-on-the Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |