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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Oil Center. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oil Center to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oil Center, 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 Oil Center (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 Oil Center. 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 Oil Center ...
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 Oil Center: Oil Ctr. (or less commonly used: Oil Cen., Oil Cent. or Oil Cntr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Oil Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oil Center.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Oil Center is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Oil Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oil Center:
- Wood County (The home county of Oil Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Cygnet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hammansburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- North Baltimore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerry City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Bairdstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Eagleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Bloomdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Six Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Portage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hoytville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- West Millgrove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Wayne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Allen County
- Bluffton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Swanton
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McComb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Findlay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- West Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Benton Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Vanlue
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Rawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Dola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Deshler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McClure
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Hamler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Malinta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Colton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holgate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Napoleon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Bavaria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Pleasant Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Florida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 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
- Waterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Maumee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- East Toledo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Sharples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Elmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Townwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Belmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Leipsic Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Gilboa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Leipsic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Leipsic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Ottawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Glandorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miller City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Columbus Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kieferville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Burgoon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Gibsonburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- Lindsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Stony Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Fremont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Kingsway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Fostoria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Alvada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Bascom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Riegel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Cromers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Adrian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Fort Seneca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Tiffin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McCutchenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Carey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wharton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Mexico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Kirby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Oil Center, see our County-by-County Page for Oil Center.
Cemeteries Near Oil Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oil Center.
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 Oil Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Oil Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Hough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cygnet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jerry City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fayler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bechel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Radar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (372 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.
Oil Center itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Oil Center, with the one closest to Oil Center listed first.
- Trombley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Trombley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trombley
- North Baltimore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Galatea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Galatea is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
- Cygnet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hammansburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Bairdstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Jerry City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Bays
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bays is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bays
- Mungen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mungen is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungen
- Mermill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mermill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermill
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloomdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wingston
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wingston is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingston
- Rudolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Digby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Digby is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Digby
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Oil Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oil Center.
Newspapers Published in Oil Center ...
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 Oil Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oil Center, 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 Oil Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Oil Center:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Wyandot 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 Oil Center, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oil Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |