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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Prout. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Prout to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Prout, 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 Prout (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 Prout. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Prout is historic, it would have been located within present day Erie 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 Erie County: Huron, Lorain, Ottawa & Sandusky.
Below are the counties that are near Prout. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Prout:
- Erie County (The home county of Prout)
- The following are listed by their distance from Prout, with the one closest to Prout listed first.
- Bogart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Avery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Fairview Lanes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- North Milan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Castalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Venice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Shinrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Berlinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Bay View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prout, with the one closest to Prout listed first.
- Ruggles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Nova
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prout, with the one closest to Prout listed first.
- North Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- New Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tiro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chatfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prout, with the one closest to Prout listed first.
- Monroeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Peru
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Collins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- East Townsend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Hartland Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Olena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Hartland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Wakeman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Steuben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prout, with the one closest to Prout listed first.
- Vermilion
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Henrietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Kipton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- South Amherst
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Brighton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Amherst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oberlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Lorain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prout, with the one closest to Prout listed first.
- Marblehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Danbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Violet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Gypsum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Port Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Put-in-Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lacarne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Oak Harbor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Isle Saint George
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Isle Saint George is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Saint George
- Locust Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Rocky Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prout, with the one closest to Prout listed first.
- Plymouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Shiloh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Forest ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prout, with the one closest to Prout listed first.
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Bellevue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vickery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Clyde
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Erlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Green Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Shorewood Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ballville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Kingsway
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Stony Prairie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Gabels Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Prout, with the one closest to Prout listed first.
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- West Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Omar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Green Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Attica Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Scipio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Attica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Republic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Bloomville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrothers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Prout, see our County-by-County Page for Prout.
Cemeteries Near Prout ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Prout.
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 Prout - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Prout covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Prout, with the one closest to Prout listed first.
- Oxford Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bloomingville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bogart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio Soldiers & Sailors Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- The Sand Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandhill Cemetery
- North Monroeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milan North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (309 more) ...
- Scotts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Green Cemetery
- The Meadow Green Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meadow Green Memorial Park
- Restlawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42881 <3>
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.
Prout itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Prout, with the one closest to Prout listed first.
- Bloomingville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bloomingville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingville
- Kimball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Sand Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sand Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Bogart
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- North Monroeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Monroeville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroeville
- Avery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Lyme ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyme is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Milan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Castalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Venice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Norwalk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Norwalk is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Norwalk
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Prout. See our List of 1890's Communities around Prout.
Newspapers Published in Prout ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Prout.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Prout, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Prout.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Prout:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Ottawa County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca 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 Prout, 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prout) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |