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 Savannah (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 Savannah. 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.
Savannah is located in Ashland 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 Ashland County: Holmes, Huron, Knox, Lorain, Medina, Richland & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Savannah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Savannah:
- Ashland County (The home county of Savannah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- Bailey Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Ruggles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Nova
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Polk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Albion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Redhaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Mifflin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Rowsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Hayesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jeromesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McKay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- Tiro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Auburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Crestline
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- New Washington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Galion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- Berlinville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Milan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Shinrock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Avery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- Miley Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Delphi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- West Clarksfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- White Fox
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Hartland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Olena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- North Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Coble Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- New Haven
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Hartland Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- Jelloway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- North Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Nunda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Huntington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Brighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Wellington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Kipton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Lagrange
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oberlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Belden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belden is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belden
- Henrietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Grafton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- River Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Lodi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Friendsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Litchfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <1>
- Gloria Glens Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Morrow County
- Blooming Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- Olivesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shenandoah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Ganges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lucas
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Maybee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- Attica Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Attica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Caroline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Carrothers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Omar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- West Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lattasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Congress
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- New Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Aukerman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Burbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Funk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Devil Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Creston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Boys Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Savannah, see our County-by-County Page for Savannah.
Cemeteries Near Savannah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Savannah.
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 Savannah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Savannah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- Savannah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Gregg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rickert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Amish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fast Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brytes Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reformed Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Krebs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Orange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Adario Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (499 more) ...
- Ashland Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beeghley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruggles Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Savannah had a population of 325 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Savannah had a population of 416 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Savannah, with the one closest to Savannah listed first.
- Adario
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adario is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adario
- Ruggles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Nankin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nankin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
- Nova
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Olivesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shenandoah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Paradise Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Paradise Hill is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New London
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Polk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Sullivan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Semples
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Semples is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semples
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Epworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Epworth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
- Greenwich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Savannah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Savannah.
Newspapers Published in Savannah ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around Savannah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Savannah, 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 Savannah.
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 Savannah:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Erie County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Morrow County
- Richland 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> | 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 Savannah, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Savannah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |