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 Rome (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 Rome. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Rome is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox & Morrow.
Below are the counties that are near Rome. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rome:
- Richland County (The home county of Rome)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Shenandoah
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Ganges
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olivesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shelby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Forest ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Vernon Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ontario
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Maybee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Savannah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bailey Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Ruggles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Polk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Hayesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Albion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Redhaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Jeromesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rowsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Tiro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- North Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Crestline
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- New Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Galion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Robinson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Chatfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Bucyrus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Broken Sword
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- 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
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Lemert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Berlinville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Milan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Milan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Berlin Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Avery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Florence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Birmingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shinrock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Delphi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Fitchville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Coble Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- New London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Celeryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- North Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Olena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Hartland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Palmyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Batemantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- North Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Nunda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Jelloway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Fredericktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Brighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Huntington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Wellington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kipton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Pheasant Run Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Lagrange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Oberlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Martel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Homer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Spencer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- River Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Lodi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Friendsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Iberia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Edison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky County
- Bellevue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Carrothers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Attica Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Omar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Scipio
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- West Lodi
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Bloomville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Republic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Lattasburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- West Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Congress
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Funk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Aukerman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Burbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Devil Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Millbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rome, see our County-by-County Page for Rome.
Cemeteries Near Rome ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rome.
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 Rome - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rome covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Evangelical German Reform Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shenandoah Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Church Cemetery
- The Shenandoah Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shenandoah Cemetery
- Shenandoah Christian Church Cemetery
- Ganges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boyce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adario Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Brush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Brush Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazel Brush Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Shelby.
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (489 more) ...
- Franklin Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Mt. Hope Cemetery
- The Shiloh Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- McBride Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42259 <3>
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Rome in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rome.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rome, with the one closest to Rome listed first.
- Shenandoah
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Ganges
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Adario
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adario is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adario
- Shiloh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Epworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Epworth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
- Olivesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shelby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paradise Hill is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Greenwich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Mill is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Pavonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pavonia is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia
- Savannah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Forest ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Vernon Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rome. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rome.
Newspapers Published in Rome ...
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 114 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rome.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rome, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rome.
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 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 Rome:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Marion County
- Medina County
- Morrow County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca 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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rome) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Rome, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |