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 Muncie Hollow (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 Muncie Hollow. 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 Muncie Hollow ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Muncie Hollow: Muncie Holw. (or less commonly used: Muncie Hlw. or Muncie Hllw.)
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 southwest 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 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.
Muncie Hollow is located in Sandusky 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 Sandusky County: Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Seneca & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Muncie Hollow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Muncie Hollow:
- Sandusky County (The home county of Muncie Hollow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncie Hollow, with the one closest to Muncie Hollow listed first.
- Shorewood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Kingsway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Fremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Erlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Green Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Ballville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Stony Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Vickery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gabels Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Lindsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burgoon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Crawford County
- Chatfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncie Hollow, with the one closest to Muncie Hollow listed first.
- Castalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bay View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Venice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Sandusky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bogart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Fairview Lanes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Avery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- North Milan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Kelleys Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Milan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Shinrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncie Hollow, with the one closest to Muncie Hollow listed first.
- West Independence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Arcadia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncie Hollow, with the one closest to Muncie Hollow listed first.
- Hunts Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Monroeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peru
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Steuben
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Willard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Celeryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncie Hollow, with the one closest to Muncie Hollow listed first.
- Bono
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Yondota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Oregon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Immergrun
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Immergrun is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
- East Toledo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Harbor View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harbor View is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Ironville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Toledo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncie Hollow, with the one closest to Muncie Hollow listed first.
- Oak Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lacarne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Port Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Gypsum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Danbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Violet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Genoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncie Hollow, with the one closest to Muncie Hollow listed first.
- Green Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fort Seneca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Bettsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Linden ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Flat Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Cromers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- West Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Republic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tiffin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bascom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncie Hollow, with the one closest to Muncie Hollow listed first.
- Bradner
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Risingsun
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Pemberville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wayne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Millbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lemoyne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Luckey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Millgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Walbridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Northwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lime City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muncie Hollow, with the one closest to Muncie Hollow listed first.
- Mexico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Muncie Hollow, see our County-by-County Page for Muncie Hollow.
Cemeteries Near Muncie Hollow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Muncie Hollow.
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 Muncie Hollow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Muncie Hollow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Muncie Hollow, with the one closest to Muncie Hollow listed first.
- Brier Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- County Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Foust Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Philomena Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Binkley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bowlus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whittlesey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Schoch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lathrop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (311 more) ...
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fourmile House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Muncie Hollow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Muncie Hollow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Muncie Hollow, with the one closest to Muncie Hollow listed first.
- Fremont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Erlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Clyde
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vickery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Lindsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hessville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hessville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
- Green Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Whitmore is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore
- Lacarne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Old Fort
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Old Fort is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- York
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- York is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millersville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Muncie Hollow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Muncie Hollow.
Newspapers Published in Muncie Hollow ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Muncie Hollow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Muncie Hollow, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Muncie Hollow.
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 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 Muncie Hollow:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Sandusky County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Hancock County
- Huron County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Seneca 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> | 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 Muncie Hollow, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Muncie Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |