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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 Perrysburg (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 Perrysburg. 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 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.
Perrysburg 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 Perrysburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Perrysburg:
- Wood County (The home county of Perrysburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrysburg, with the one closest to Perrysburg listed first.
- Lime City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Bates
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Arbor Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Rossford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dowling
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Northwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haskins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lemoyne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Millbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Luckey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Tontogany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrysburg, with the one closest to Perrysburg listed first.
- Swanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Assumption
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Ai
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Metamora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Delta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- West Delta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrysburg, with the one closest to Perrysburg listed first.
- Van Buren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrysburg, with the one closest to Perrysburg listed first.
- Colton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- McClure
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deshler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Napoleon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Hamler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrysburg, with the one closest to Perrysburg listed first.
- Maumee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Air Line Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa Hills
(7 miles [11.3 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Toledo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Whitehouse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wernerts Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wernerts Corners is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wernerts Corners
- Oregon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrysburg, with the one closest to Perrysburg listed first.
- Clay Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Curtice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Locust Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Oak Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lacarne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrysburg, with the one closest to Perrysburg listed first.
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gibsonburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Gabels Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Burgoon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Stony Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- 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
- Ballville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Fremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrysburg, with the one closest to Perrysburg listed first.
- Fostoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrysburg, with the one closest to Perrysburg listed first.
- Riga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Blissfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Deerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Weston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Holloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Perrysburg, with the one closest to Perrysburg listed first.
- Lambertville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Vienna Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Temperance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Erie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Samaria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Havre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Luna Pier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Hillcrest Orchard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
- Lulu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Perrysburg, see our County-by-County Page for Perrysburg.
Cemeteries Near Perrysburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Perrysburg.
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 Perrysburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Perrysburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Perrysburg, with the one closest to Perrysburg listed first.
- St. Rose Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hufford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ft. Meigs Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lyons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- New Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Toledo State Hospital Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (300 more) ...
- Wakeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Miltonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Perrysburg had a population of 1,747 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Perrysburg had a population of 21,709 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Perrysburg, with the one closest to Perrysburg listed first.
- Lime City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Maumee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Roachton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Roachton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachton
- Hobart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hobart is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Dowling
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Moline
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moline is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
- Waterville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hull Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
- Dunbridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dunbridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbridge
- Stony Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Cummings ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cummings is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Air Line Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monclova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Richards ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richards is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Perrysburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Perrysburg.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Perrysburg ...
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 172 newspapers that have been published in the area around Perrysburg.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Perrysburg. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Perrysburg and those printed in the larger area surrounding Perrysburg.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> of Perrysburg.
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 Perrysburg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa 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 Perrysburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Perrysburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |