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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Presque Isle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Presque Isle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Presque Isle, please Contact Us.
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 Presque Isle (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 Presque Isle. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Presque Isle is historic, it would have been located within present day Lucas 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 Lucas County: Lenawee (MI), Monroe (MI), Fulton, Henry, Ottawa & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Presque Isle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Presque Isle:
- Lucas County (The home county of Presque Isle)
- The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
- Waterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maumee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Air Line Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Ottawa Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Sharples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- East Toledo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
- Swanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ai
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Assumption
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lytton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Metamora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Siney ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- West Delta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Lyons
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(21 miles [33.8 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 Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Van Buren
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McComb
(29 miles [46.7 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 Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
- Colton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McClure
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Napoleon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Deshler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Hamler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Florida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Holgate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
- Clay Center
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Martin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Elmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Oak Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Locust Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Putnam County
- Belmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gibsonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lindsey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Burgoon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Gabels Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Seneca County
- Fostoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
- Haskins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perrysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lime City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Bates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Dowling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Rossford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tontogany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arbor Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- The Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Walbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grand Rapids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lemoyne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
- Riga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Ogden Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Blissfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Wellsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Morenci
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Holloway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Holloway is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
- Lambertville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- 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
- Temperance
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Samaria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Erie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Havre
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Vienna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Yargerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
- Luna Pier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lulu
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Hillcrest Orchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Presque Isle, see our County-by-County Page for Presque Isle.
Cemeteries Near Presque Isle ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Presque Isle.
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 Presque Isle - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Presque Isle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
- Lyons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wakeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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 <3>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Roth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Miltonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ft. Meigs Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Rupp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Winslow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.
While we didn't find Presque Isle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Presque Isle.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Presque Isle, with the one closest to Presque Isle listed first.
- Monclova
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Waterville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roachton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Roachton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachton
- Whitehouse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haskins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hull Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
- Maumee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neowash ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Neowash is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neowash
- Perrysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Dunbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbridge
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dowling
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Lime City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Neapolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Presque Isle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Presque Isle.
Newspapers Published in Presque Isle ...
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 157 newspapers that have been published in the area around Presque Isle.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Presque Isle, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Presque Isle.
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 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 Presque Isle:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lucas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Wood County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Presque Isle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Presque Isle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |