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 New Rochester (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 New Rochester. 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.
New Rochester is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Putnam, Sandusky & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near New Rochester. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Rochester:
- Wood County (The home county of New Rochester)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- Pemberville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bradner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Luckey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Six Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Risingsun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Millgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Jerry City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- The Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Lemoyne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Dowling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- Swanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ai
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Assumption
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Delta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Lytton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- West Delta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- Arcadia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Van Buren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- West Independence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Hancock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Findlay
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vanlue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Benton Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- McClure
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deshler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Colton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Grelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Liberty Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Malinta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hamler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Elery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- Waterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Maumee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Toledo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Whitehouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Air Line Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Oregon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Toledo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Ottawa Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Yondota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- Elmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curtice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Oak Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lacarne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Locust Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- Belmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Townwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Leipsic Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- Gibsonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burgoon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Lindsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gabels Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Stony Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Ballville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Kingsway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Fremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Green Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Erlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- Fostoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bettsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bascom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Fort Seneca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Alvada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- New Riegel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Green Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tiffin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Berwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- Carey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mexico
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- Vienna Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Lambertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Temperance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Erie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Havre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Vienna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Luna Pier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Samaria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Rochester, see our County-by-County Page for New Rochester.
Cemeteries Near New Rochester ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Rochester.
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 New Rochester - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Rochester covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brandeberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pemberville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eisenhour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Jacobs Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pember Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (334 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Portage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, New Rochester had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Rochester, with the one closest to New Rochester listed first.
- Scotch Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Woodside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodside is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Bradner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Fenton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Rollersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rollersville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollersville
- Luckey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Risingsun
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Sugar Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mermill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mermill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermill
- Jerry City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Rochester. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Rochester.
Newspapers Published in New Rochester ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Rochester.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Rochester, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Rochester.
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 New Rochester:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Wyandot County
- Monroe 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 New Rochester, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Rochester) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |