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 Northridge Estates (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 Northridge Estates. 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 Northridge Estates ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Northridge Estates: Northridge Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Northridge Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northridge Estates.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Northridge Estates 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 Northridge Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northridge Estates:
- Wood County (The home county of Northridge Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- The Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Bowling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tontogany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Portage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Haskins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Lime City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Luckey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cygnet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jerry City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Grand Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- Swanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ai
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Delta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- West Delta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Assumption
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lytton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Metamora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Wauseon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Advance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- Van Buren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Findlay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- West Independence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Benton Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Rawson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vanlue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- McClure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Deshler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Liberty Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Malinta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hamler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Napoleon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Holgate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- New Bavaria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- Waterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 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
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Whitehouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maumee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Ottawa Hills
(18 miles [29 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
- East Toledo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Sharples
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Toledo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Oregon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- Genoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clay Center
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Curtice
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- Belmore
(21 miles [33.8 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Leipsic Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Leipsic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Gilboa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gibsonburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lindsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Burgoon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Gabels Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Stony Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Ballville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Kingsway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Fremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- Fostoria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bascom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alvada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Cromers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Fort Seneca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- New Riegel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- Riga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Ogden Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- Lambertville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Vienna Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Temperance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Erie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Havre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Samaria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 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)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northridge Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Northridge Estates.
Cemeteries Near Northridge Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northridge Estates.
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 Northridge Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northridge Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- Old Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sargeant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Portage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tontogany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Miltonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (332 more) ...
- Westfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
- The Westfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Weston Cemetery
- Weston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- The Weston Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Weston Cemetery
- Weston Twp. Cemetery
- Wakeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wakeman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Waterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #358946 <2>
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>
While we didn't find Northridge Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Northridge Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northridge Estates, with the one closest to Northridge Estates listed first.
- Bowling Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sugar Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Portage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Tontogany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hull Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
- Haskins
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbridge
- Rudolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Mermill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mermill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermill
- Fenton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Dowling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Digby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Digby is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Digby
- Waterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scotch Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Northridge Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northridge Estates.
Newspapers Published in Northridge Estates ...
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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northridge Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northridge Estates, 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 Northridge Estates.
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 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 Northridge Estates:
- 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
- Lenawee 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 Northridge Estates, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Northridge Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |