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 Niles Beach (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 Niles Beach. 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 Niles Beach ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Niles Beach: Niles Bch.
- While the name of this community is Niles Beach, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Niles Beach may originally have been Nile's Beach.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Niles Beach might be written as Nile Beach.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Niles Beach is located in Lucas 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 Lucas County: Lenawee (MI), Monroe (MI), Fulton, Henry, Ottawa & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Niles Beach. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Niles Beach:
- Lucas County (The home county of Niles Beach)
- The following are listed by their distance from Niles Beach, with the one closest to Niles Beach listed first.
- Immergrun
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Immergrun is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
- Harbor View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harbor View is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Yondota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Oregon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ironville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Willow Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
- Bono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- East Toledo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Toledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Toledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Air Line Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Wernerts Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niles Beach, with the one closest to Niles Beach listed first.
- Assumption
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Metamora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Swanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ai
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lytton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niles Beach, with the one closest to Niles Beach listed first.
- Curtice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clay Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Rocky Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Elmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Harbor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lacarne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Port Clinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Isle Saint George
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Isle Saint George is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Saint George
- Gypsum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niles Beach, with the one closest to Niles Beach listed first.
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lindsey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kingsway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Helena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shorewood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Stony Prairie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Gabels Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Fremont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ballville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Erlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Burgoon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Green Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Niles Beach, with the one closest to Niles Beach listed first.
- Millbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Northwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Rossford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Lemoyne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Lime City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Perrysburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Luckey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dowling
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Pemberville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Haskins
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Niles Beach, with the one closest to Niles Beach listed first.
- Riga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Deerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blissfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wellsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Ogden Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Niles Beach, with the one closest to Niles Beach listed first.
- Havre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Vienna Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luna Pier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
- Temperance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- La Salle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Samaria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Yargerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Lambertville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- South Monroe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- South Monroe is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monroe
- Wayne County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Niles Beach, with the one closest to Niles Beach listed first.
- Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gibraltar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gibraltar is located in Wayne County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
- Willow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Willow is located in Wayne County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Niles Beach, see our County-by-County Page for Niles Beach.
Cemeteries Near Niles Beach ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Niles Beach.
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 Niles Beach - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Niles Beach covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Niles Beach, with the one closest to Niles Beach listed first.
- St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beth Shalom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Oregon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- First St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lake Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Joseph - Bay Settlement Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Collingwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keeney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brigham Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Niles Beach in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Niles Beach.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Niles Beach, with the one closest to Niles Beach listed first.
- Curtice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Williston is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Ironville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Clay Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- East Toledo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Millbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trowbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Vienna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Toledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Erie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- West Toledo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
- Cummings ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cummings is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Elliston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elliston is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Niles Beach. See our List of 1890's Communities around Niles Beach.
Newspapers Published in Niles Beach ...
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 187 newspapers that have been published in the area around Niles Beach.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Niles Beach, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Niles Beach.
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 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 Niles Beach:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lucas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Ottawa County
- Sandusky County
- Wood County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Niles Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Niles Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |