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 Old Fort (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 Old Fort. 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.
Old Fort is located in Seneca 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 Seneca County: Crawford, Hancock, Huron, Sandusky, Wood & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Old Fort. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Old Fort:
- Seneca County (The home county of Old Fort)
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Fort Seneca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Green Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cromers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Tiffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Republic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Scipio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Bloomville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Benton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Chatfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Broken Sword
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Lemert
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- New Washington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- North Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Oceola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Tiro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Castalia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Venice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Bogart
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Milan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Milan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Fairview Lanes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- West Independence
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Arcadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Vanlue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Van Buren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Findlay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Hunts Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Monroeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Steuben
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Willard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Celeryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Norwalk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Coble Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- New Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- North Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Bono
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Yondota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Elmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lacarne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Rocky Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Port Clinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gypsum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Locust Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Clay Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Violet ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Catawba Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Richland County
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Burgoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Ballville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Gabels Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Fremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Green Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shorewood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Erlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Kingsway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Lindsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gibsonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Risingsun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Bradner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Millgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Pemberville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eagleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Six Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Luckey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jerry City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Lemoyne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Bairdstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Cygnet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Mexico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Sycamore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Belle Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Duenquat
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Carey
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Nevada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Wharton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Old Fort, see our County-by-County Page for Old Fort.
Cemeteries Near Old Fort ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Old Fort.
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 Old Fort - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Old Fort covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Pleasant Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Decker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crissa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Halters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McMeen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McGormley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Feaselburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- Fravel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Egbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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, Old Fort had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Old Fort, with the one closest to Old Fort listed first.
- Fort Seneca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Linden ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Watson
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Bettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cromers
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Green Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burgoon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Angus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Angus is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Fremont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kansas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kansas is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Tiffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Millersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millersville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Amsden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amsden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Tinney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tinney is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Old Fort. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Fort.
Newspapers Published in Old Fort ...
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 164 newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Fort.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Old Fort, 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 Old Fort.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Old Fort:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Seneca County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Hancock County
- Huron County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Wood County
- Wyandot 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 Old Fort, 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- Old Fort) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |