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 Nettle Lake (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 Nettle Lake. 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 Nettle Lake ...
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 Nettle Lake: Nettle Lk.
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.
Nettle Lake is located in Williams 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 Williams County: DeKalb (IN), Steuben (IN), Hillsdale (MI), Defiance, Fulton & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Nettle Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nettle Lake:
- Williams County (The home county of Nettle Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettle Lake, with the one closest to Nettle Lake listed first.
- Northwest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Cooney
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Ainger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Jim Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Pioneer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blakeslee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holiday City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Kunkle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Alvordton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettle Lake, with the one closest to Nettle Lake listed first.
- Ney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettle Lake, with the one closest to Nettle Lake listed first.
- Fayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Powers ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Archbold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Pettisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Denson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Denson is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Oakshade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Henry County
- Ridgeville Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Paulding County
- Link ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettle Lake, with the one closest to Nettle Lake listed first.
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Waterloo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Saint Joe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Concord
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Spencerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettle Lake, with the one closest to Nettle Lake listed first.
- Stroh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Greenfield Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Brushy Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Gravel Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Mongo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- South Milford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettle Lake, with the one closest to Nettle Lake listed first.
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Alvarado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Fremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Russels Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Angola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Jamestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Hudson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettle Lake, with the one closest to Nettle Lake listed first.
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Fisher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Quincy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trailtree Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Coldwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Gilead
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Batavia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Batavia is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Bronson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Girard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Girard is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Hodunk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hodunk is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodunk
- Matteson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Matteson is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettle Lake, with the one closest to Nettle Lake listed first.
- Camden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Frontier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Reading
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ransom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Shadyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Steamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Lickly Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Waldron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Hillsdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Osseo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (MI)
- Hanover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nettle Lake, with the one closest to Nettle Lake listed first.
- Munson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canandaigua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Morenci
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Morenci
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Rollin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Addison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Seneca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Addison Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Manitou Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nettle Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Nettle Lake.
Cemeteries Near Nettle Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nettle Lake.
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 Nettle Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nettle Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nettle Lake, with the one closest to Nettle Lake listed first.
- Nettle Lake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Palmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Malcom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Billingstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Osborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ligett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (362 more) ...
- Camden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cellars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Nettle Lake had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nettle Lake, with the one closest to Nettle Lake listed first.
- Cooney
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Northwest
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Ainger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Camden
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Metz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Edon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pioneer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montgomery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Alvarado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frontier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Ellis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Blakeslee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nettle Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nettle Lake.
Newspapers Published in Nettle Lake ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nettle Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nettle Lake, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nettle Lake.
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 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 Nettle Lake:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Williams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange County
- Steuben County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee 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 Nettle Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Nettle Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |