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 Providence (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 Providence. 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 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.
Providence is located in 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 Providence. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Providence:
- Lucas County (The home county of Providence)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Maumee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Ottawa Hills
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Air Line Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Sylvania
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Jewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Ayersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Defiance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Brunersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Swanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Ai
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Wauseon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lytton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Siney ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Advance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Pettisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Metamora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Hancock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Van Buren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Benton Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Findlay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- McClure
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Colton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Napoleon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deshler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hamler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holgate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Florida
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Ridgeville Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Genoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clay Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Martin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Curtice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Belmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Townwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Leipsic Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Leipsic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Miller City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Kieferville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Glandorf
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ottawa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Continental
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gibsonburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Seneca County
- Fostoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County
- Stryker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tontogany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Haskins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Custar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Portage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Dowling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Perrysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Hammansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Ogden Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Weston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Riga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Morenci
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blissfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- North Morenci
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Seneca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Sand Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Lambertville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Temperance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Samaria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Providence, see our County-by-County Page for Providence.
Cemeteries Near Providence ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Providence.
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 Providence - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Providence covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hockman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pottertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Texas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- The Weston Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Weston Cemetery
- Weston Twp. Cemetery
- Westfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
- The Westfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Weston Cemetery
- Continue List (347 more) ...
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Otsego Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heath - Colton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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>
While we didn't find Providence in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Providence.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Providence, with the one closest to Providence listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McClure
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Texas is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Neapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Colton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tontogany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Neowash ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neowash is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neowash
- Liberty Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Milton Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westhope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Westhope is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhope
- Custar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Providence. See our List of 1890's Communities around Providence.
Newspapers Published in Providence ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Providence.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Providence, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Providence.
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 websites either 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 Providence:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lucas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Williams County
- Wood 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 Providence, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Providence) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |