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 Republic (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 Republic. 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.
Republic is located in Seneca 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 Seneca County: Crawford, Hancock, Huron, Sandusky, Wood & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Republic. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Republic:
- Seneca County (The home county of Republic)
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Scipio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- West Lodi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Bloomville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Attica Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Omar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Attica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Melmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Tiffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Seneca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Carrothers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Chatfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- New Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Broken Sword
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Lemert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- North Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Oceola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Tiro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bucyrus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Robinson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Leesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crestline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Castalia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Milan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Milan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Venice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Bogart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Fairview Lanes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Shinrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Berlin Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- West Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Arcadia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Vanlue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Willard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hunts Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Celeryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Coble Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Steuben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- New Haven
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Monroeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Peru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- North Fairfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Delphi
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Norwalk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Olena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Port Clinton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Danbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Gypsum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lacarne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Oak Harbor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Violet ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Forest ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Plymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Shelby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Ganges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Shenandoah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Clyde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bellevue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Ballville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Burgoon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Erlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Fremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gabels Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Stony Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Vickery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Shorewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Helena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Risingsun
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Bradner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Millgrove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Wayne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eagleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Six Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Pemberville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bairdstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Duenquat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Sycamore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Belle Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Nevada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Carey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sandusky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Wyandot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Harpster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wharton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Kirby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Republic, see our County-by-County Page for Republic.
Cemeteries Near Republic ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Republic.
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 Republic - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Republic covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Farewell Retreat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scipio Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reformed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reformed Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (458 more) ...
- Bloomville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Block Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Republic had a population of 584 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Republic had a population of 518 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Republic, with the one closest to Republic listed first.
- Rockaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rockaway is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway
- Scipio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Swander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Swander is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swander
- West Lodi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Bloomville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Saint Stephens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Stephens is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Attica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Siam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Siam is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Omar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Melmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Fireside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fireside is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tiffin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Green Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Reedtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reedtown is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Republic. See our List of 1890's Communities around Republic.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Republic ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Republic.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Republic. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Republic and those printed in the larger area surrounding Republic.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Republic.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Republic:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Seneca County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Hancock County
- Huron County
- Ottawa County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Wood County
- Wyandot 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> | 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 Republic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Republic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |