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 Mount Gilead (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 Mount Gilead. 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.
Name Variations for Mount Gilead ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Gilead: Mt. Gilead
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Gilead. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Gilead.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Mount Gilead is located in Seneca 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 Seneca County: Crawford, Hancock, Huron, Sandusky, Wood & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Gilead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Gilead:
- Seneca County (The home county of Mount Gilead)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gilead, with the one closest to Mount Gilead listed first.
- Cromers
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Linden ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Bascom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tiffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 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
- New Riegel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fostoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gilead, with the one closest to Mount Gilead listed first.
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Lemert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Broken Sword
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Chatfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Oceola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- New Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Bucyrus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tiro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gilead, with the one closest to Mount Gilead listed first.
- Castalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Venice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gilead, with the one closest to Mount Gilead listed first.
- West Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Arcadia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vanlue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Van Buren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Findlay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Blanchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McComb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Hardin County
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gilead, with the one closest to Mount Gilead listed first.
- Hunts Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Celeryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Monroeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Willard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coble Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Steuben
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- New Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Peru
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gilead, with the one closest to Mount Gilead listed first.
- Elmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Harbor
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Genoa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Lacarne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clay Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Port Clinton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gypsum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Locust Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Danbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gilead, with the one closest to Mount Gilead listed first.
- Burgoon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Gabels Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ballville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Stony Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Lindsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Erlin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gilead, with the one closest to Mount Gilead listed first.
- Risingsun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- West Millgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Bradner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Six Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Pemberville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bairdstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jerry City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Cygnet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Luckey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Gilead, with the one closest to Mount Gilead listed first.
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Sycamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Belle Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Carey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duenquat
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Upper Sandusky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Nevada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wharton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Kirby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Harpster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Gilead, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Gilead.
Cemeteries Near Mount Gilead ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Gilead.
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 Mount Gilead - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Gilead covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Gilead, with the one closest to Mount Gilead listed first.
- Fravel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Null Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Feaselburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crissa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- Pleasant Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Mount Gilead in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Gilead.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Gilead, with the one closest to Mount Gilead listed first.
- Cromers
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Maple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Linden ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Angus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Bascom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Bettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tiffin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Amsden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Old Fort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Fort is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Burgoon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Millersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Millersville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- New Riegel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Gilead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Gilead.
Newspapers Published in Mount Gilead ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Gilead.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Gilead, 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 Mount Gilead.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Mount Gilead:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Seneca County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Huron County
- Ottawa County
- Sandusky County
- Wood County
- Wyandot 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 Mount Gilead, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Gilead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |