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 Ottokee Station (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 Ottokee Station. 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 Ottokee Station ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ottokee Station: Ottokee Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Ottokee Station is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hillsdale (MI), Lenawee (MI), Henry, Lucas & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Ottokee Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ottokee Station:
- Fulton County (The home county of Ottokee Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee Station, with the one closest to Ottokee Station listed first.
- Advance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Wauseon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakshade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Pettisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Denson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Denson is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Powers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee Station, with the one closest to Ottokee Station listed first.
- Jewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Brunersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Williamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Defiance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ayersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Sherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee Station, with the one closest to Ottokee Station listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Liberty Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Colton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Okolona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Grelton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- McClure
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Malinta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Holgate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hamler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee Station, with the one closest to Ottokee Station listed first.
- Sharples
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Berkey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Whitehouse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Holland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Waterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maumee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ottawa Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Paulding County
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee Station, with the one closest to Ottokee Station listed first.
- Stryker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Alvordton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kunkle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pulaski
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Holiday City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Pioneer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bryan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montpelier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jim Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Ainger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Melbern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee Station, with the one closest to Ottokee Station listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tontogany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Haskins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Perrysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Custar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- The Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Dowling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Lime City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee Station, with the one closest to Ottokee Station listed first.
- Waldron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Prattville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Lickly Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Locust Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Ransom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Pittsford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Frontier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Osseo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steamburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee Station, with the one closest to Ottokee Station listed first.
- Morenci
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Morenci
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Munson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Seneca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Canandaigua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Sand Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Ogden Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee Station, with the one closest to Ottokee Station listed first.
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Lambertville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Petersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ottokee Station, see our County-by-County Page for Ottokee Station.
Cemeteries Near Ottokee Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ottokee Station.
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 Ottokee Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ottokee Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ottokee Station, with the one closest to Ottokee Station listed first.
- Ottokee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fulton County Infirmary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fluhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tedrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow Cemetery
- The Tedrow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eldredge Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976234 <2>
- North Pettisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mikesell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Caspar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ayers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (403 more) ...
- Eckley Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettisville Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lena Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Ottokee Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ottokee Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ottokee Station, with the one closest to Ottokee Station listed first.
- Ottokee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ottokee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottokee
- Tedrow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tedrow is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow
- Wauseon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakshade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Pettisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Winameg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Winameg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winameg
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elmira is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Morenci
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Archbold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Siney ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Seward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seward is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ottokee Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ottokee Station.
Newspapers Published in Ottokee Station ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ottokee Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ottokee Station, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ottokee Station.
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 Ottokee Station:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Paulding County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Hillsdale 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> | 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- Ottokee Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Ottokee Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |