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 Pheasant Run Village (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 Pheasant Run Village. 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 Pheasant Run Village ...
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 Pheasant Run Village: Pheasant Run Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' 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 northwest 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 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.
Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain 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 Lorain County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron & Medina.
Below are the counties that are near Pheasant Run Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pheasant Run Village:
- Lorain County (The home county of Pheasant Run Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pheasant Run Village, with the one closest to Pheasant Run Village listed first.
- Lagrange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Wellington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oberlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Kipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Eaton Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- South Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Elyria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pheasant Run Village, with the one closest to Pheasant Run Village listed first.
- Nova
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Ruggles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Polk
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Savannah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Redhaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rowsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Jeromesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hayesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pheasant Run Village, with the one closest to Pheasant Run Village listed first.
- Olmsted Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Binola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Strongsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Corners is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Corners
- Berea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Olmsted
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Middleburg Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Royalton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bay Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Dover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pheasant Run Village, with the one closest to Pheasant Run Village listed first.
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berlinville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Shinrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Milan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Milan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Avery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bogart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Fairview Lanes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pheasant Run Village, with the one closest to Pheasant Run Village listed first.
- White Fox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Wakeman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Townsend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Hartland Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Hartland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Fitchville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Olena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Greenwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Fairfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Norwalk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pheasant Run Village, with the one closest to Pheasant Run Village listed first.
- Litchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- River Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Pawnee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Valley City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Abbeyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Valley City Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Lodi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Medina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chippewa Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Friendsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pheasant Run Village, with the one closest to Pheasant Run Village listed first.
- Olivesburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shenandoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shiloh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Plymouth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pheasant Run Village, with the one closest to Pheasant Run Village listed first.
- Paxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Pigeon Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Bath Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bath Center is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Center
- Bath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Richfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Copley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Fairlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Norton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pheasant Run Village, with the one closest to Pheasant Run Village listed first.
- West Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aukerman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Congress
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Creston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Sterling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rittman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Devil Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Boys Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Doylestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pheasant Run Village, see our County-by-County Page for Pheasant Run Village.
Cemeteries Near Pheasant Run Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pheasant Run Village.
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 Pheasant Run Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pheasant Run Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pheasant Run Village, with the one closest to Pheasant Run Village listed first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- LaGrange Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange Cemetery
- The LaGrange Cemetery has also been known as:
- La Grange Cemetery
- Lagrange Community Cemetery
- Lagrange Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1564912 <2>
- Penfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Knowles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Pittsfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aldrich Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Brighton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (433 more) ...
- Huntington Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Litchfield Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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>
While we didn't find Pheasant Run Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Pheasant Run Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pheasant Run Village, with the one closest to Pheasant Run Village listed first.
- Lagrange
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Penfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Penfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
- Wellington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Pittsfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Oberlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grafton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Litchfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Huntington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Rochester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Erhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Erhart is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erhart
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pheasant Run Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pheasant Run Village.
Newspapers Published in Pheasant Run Village ...
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 101 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pheasant Run Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pheasant Run Village, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pheasant Run Village.
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 Pheasant Run Village:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lorain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Medina County
- Richland County
- Summit County
- Wayne 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 Pheasant Run Village, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pheasant Run Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |