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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Nickelplate. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Nickelplate to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Nickelplate, please Contact Us.
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 Nickelplate (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 Nickelplate. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Nickelplate is historic, it would have been located within present day Lorain 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 Lorain County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron & Medina.
Below are the counties that are near Nickelplate. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Nickelplate:
- Lorain County (The home county of Nickelplate)
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickelplate, with the one closest to Nickelplate listed first.
- Lagrange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oberlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Elyria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Amherst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Wellington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kipton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Eaton Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickelplate, with the one closest to Nickelplate listed first.
- Nova
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Ruggles
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Polk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Savannah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Redhaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rowsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickelplate, with the one closest to Nickelplate listed first.
- Olmsted Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Olmsted
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Binola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Strongsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Berea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Middleburg Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bay Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Dover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
- Brook Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Royalton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickelplate, with the one closest to Nickelplate listed first.
- Birmingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Berlinville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Shinrock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Huron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Milan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Avery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bogart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Fairview Lanes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickelplate, with the one closest to Nickelplate listed first.
- White Fox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wakeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Collins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- East Townsend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Hartland Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- New London
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Fitchville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Olena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Norwalk
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Greenwich
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickelplate, with the one closest to Nickelplate listed first.
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Valley City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- River Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Spencer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Valley City Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Abbeyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Pawnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Brunswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Medina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickelplate, with the one closest to Nickelplate listed first.
- Olivesburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shenandoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickelplate, with the one closest to Nickelplate listed first.
- Bath Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Bath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Richfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Copley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Fairlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Nickelplate, with the one closest to Nickelplate listed first.
- West Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aukerman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Congress
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Creston
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Sterling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rittman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Devil Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Nickelplate, see our County-by-County Page for Nickelplate.
Cemeteries Near Nickelplate ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nickelplate.
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 Nickelplate - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Nickelplate covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Nickelplate, with the one closest to Nickelplate listed first.
- Rockwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- LaGrange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange Cemetery
- The LaGrange Cemetery has also been known as:
- La Grange Cemetery
- Lagrange Community Cemetery
- Lagrange Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1564912 <3>
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Pittsfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Knowles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brookdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brookdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elyria.
- The Brookdale Cemetery has also been known as:
- City of Elyria Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159189 <3>
- Westwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aldrich Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- La Porte Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Murray Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Murray Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Murray Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elyria.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43517 <3>
- Continue List (386 more) ...
- North Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elyria Jewish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria Jewish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elyria Jewish Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the west of Elyria.
- The Elyria Jewish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
- Agudath Achim Jewish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40716 <3>
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.
Nickelplate itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Nickelplate, with the one closest to Nickelplate listed first.
- Lagrange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pittsfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Oberlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Penfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Laporte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laporte is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
- Wellington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Elyria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kipton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Amherst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Eaton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Eaton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Eaton
- Henrietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Nickelplate. See our List of 1890's Communities around Nickelplate.
Newspapers Published in Nickelplate ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nickelplate.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Nickelplate, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Nickelplate.
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 Nickelplate:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lorain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Summit County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Nickelplate, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Nickelplate) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |