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 (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. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Ottokee 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. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ottokee:
- Fulton County (The home county of Ottokee)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee, with the one closest to Ottokee listed first.
- Advance
(2 miles [3.2 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Denson ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Denson is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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, with the one closest to Ottokee 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
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Defiance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Ney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ayersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee, with the one closest to Ottokee listed first.
- Liberty Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Colton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Napoleon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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
- McClure
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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 south)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- 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)
- New Bavaria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- 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 Ottokee, with the one closest to Ottokee listed first.
- Sharples
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Berkey
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Maumee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ottawa Hills
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Air Line Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- 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, with the one closest to Ottokee listed first.
- West Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stryker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alvordton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kunkle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pulaski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Holiday City
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bryan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Montpelier
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jim Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Ainger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Melbern
(28 miles [45.1 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, with the one closest to Ottokee listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tontogany
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Haskins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Weston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Custar
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Bates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- The Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Arbor Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Dowling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Lime City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Bowling Green
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee, with the one closest to Ottokee listed first.
- Waldron
(17 miles [27.4 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Lickly Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Ransom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Locust Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Pittsford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Frontier
(27 miles [43.5 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)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee, with the one closest to Ottokee listed first.
- Morenci
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Seneca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Munson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- North Morenci
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- 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 north)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ogden Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- 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
- 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
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Hudson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ottokee, with the one closest to Ottokee listed first.
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Lambertville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Petersburg Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Petersburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ottokee, see our County-by-County Page for Ottokee.
Cemeteries Near Ottokee ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ottokee.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ottokee covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ottokee, with the one closest to Ottokee listed first.
- Ottokee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fulton County Infirmary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fluhart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bayes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mikesell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Caspar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tedrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salsberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aetna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- Ayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ruppert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruppert Cemetery
- The Ruppert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Darby Cemetery
- Gould Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43040 <2>
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- The Zion UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Zion Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44276 <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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ottokee had a population of 36 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ottokee, with the one closest to Ottokee listed first.
- Wauseon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Winameg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winameg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winameg
- Tedrow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tedrow is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow
- Oakshade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Pettisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Lyons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Seward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seward is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Morenci
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elmira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elmira is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
- Archbold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ottokee. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ottokee.
Newspapers Published in Ottokee ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ottokee.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ottokee, 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.
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 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:
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ottokee) 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |