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 Scotch Ridge (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 Scotch Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Scotch Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Scotch Ridge: Scotch Rdg. (or less commonly used: Scotch Rdge. or Scotch Ridg.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Scotch Ridge. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scotch Ridge.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Scotch Ridge is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Putnam, Sandusky & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Scotch Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Scotch Ridge:
- Wood County (The home county of Scotch Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Ridge, with the one closest to Scotch Ridge listed first.
- Pemberville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luckey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemoyne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Dowling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bradner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Six Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Portage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Lime City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Haskins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Ridge, with the one closest to Scotch Ridge listed first.
- Swanton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ai
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Assumption
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Delta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Lytton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- West Delta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Metamora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Ridge, with the one closest to Scotch Ridge listed first.
- Van Buren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- West Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Hancock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Findlay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Vanlue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Benton Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Ridge, with the one closest to Scotch Ridge listed first.
- McClure
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Colton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Deshler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Liberty Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Malinta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hamler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Ridge, with the one closest to Scotch Ridge listed first.
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maumee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Air Line Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- East Toledo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oregon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Toledo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Holland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ironville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Ottawa Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Ridge, with the one closest to Scotch Ridge listed first.
- Genoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center
(14 miles [22.5 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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Curtice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Oak Harbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Locust Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Lacarne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Ridge, with the one closest to Scotch Ridge listed first.
- Belmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Townwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Ridge, with the one closest to Scotch Ridge listed first.
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gibsonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lindsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burgoon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Gabels Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Stony Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Ballville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Kingsway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Fremont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Green Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Ridge, with the one closest to Scotch Ridge listed first.
- Fostoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bascom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Fort Seneca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Alvada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Green Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Riegel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tiffin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Scotch Ridge, with the one closest to Scotch Ridge listed first.
- Lambertville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Vienna Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Havre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Temperance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Erie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Luna Pier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Samaria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Yargerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Scotch Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Scotch Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Scotch Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Scotch Ridge.
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 Scotch Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Scotch Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Scotch Ridge, with the one closest to Scotch Ridge listed first.
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brandeberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pemberville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eisenhour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Belleville Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Bradner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Jacobs Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Scotch Ridge had a population of 116 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Scotch Ridge, with the one closest to Scotch Ridge listed first.
- New Rochester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Rochester is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Pemberville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luckey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Fenton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Dunbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbridge
- Sugar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lemoyne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Dowling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Bradner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Portage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Six Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Rollersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rollersville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Scotch Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Scotch Ridge.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Scotch Ridge ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Scotch Ridge.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Scotch Ridge. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Scotch Ridge and those printed in the larger area surrounding Scotch Ridge.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> of Scotch Ridge.
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 Scotch Ridge:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca 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 Scotch Ridge, 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- Scotch Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |