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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 South Swanton (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 South Swanton. 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 South Swanton ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Swanton: S. Swanton
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 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.
South Swanton 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 South Swanton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Swanton:
- Lucas County (The home county of South Swanton)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Swanton, with the one closest to South Swanton listed first.
- Sharples
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Whitehouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Berkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Waterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maumee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Ottawa Hills
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Air Line Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Defiance County
- Jewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Swanton, with the one closest to South Swanton listed first.
- Swanton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ai
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Assumption
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lytton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Siney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- West Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Metamora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Hancock County
- Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Swanton, with the one closest to South Swanton listed first.
- Colton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McClure
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grelton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Napoleon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Malinta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Ridgeville Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Florida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Deshler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hamler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holgate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Swanton, with the one closest to South Swanton listed first.
- Clay Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Curtice
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Martin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- Belmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Sandusky County
- Woodville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Swanton, with the one closest to South Swanton listed first.
- Stryker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- West Unity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Alvordton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Swanton, with the one closest to South Swanton listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Haskins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tontogany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Lime City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Rossford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dowling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Arbor Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Weston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- The Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Northwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Swanton, with the one closest to South Swanton listed first.
- Prattville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Waldron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Swanton, with the one closest to South Swanton listed first.
- Ogden Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Riga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Blissfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Morenci
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Deerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Seneca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Morenci
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Swanton, with the one closest to South Swanton listed first.
- Lambertville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Liberty Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Temperance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Vienna Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Petersburg Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Erie
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Havre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Lulu
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Vienna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Yargerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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 South Swanton, see our County-by-County Page for South Swanton.
Cemeteries Near South Swanton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Swanton.
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 South Swanton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Swanton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Swanton, with the one closest to South Swanton listed first.
- East Swanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Centerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Richards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bird Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharples Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winslow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rupp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of Toledo.
- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marygrove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2170173 <2>
- Ai 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.<4>
While we didn't find South Swanton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Swanton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Swanton, with the one closest to South Swanton listed first.
- Swanton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ai
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Whitehouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Neapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monclova
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richfield Center is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Center
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Neowash ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neowash is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neowash
- Holland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Colton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Metamora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Waterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Swanton. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Swanton.
Newspapers Published in South Swanton ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Swanton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Swanton, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Swanton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Swanton:
- 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
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Hillsdale 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> | 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- South Swanton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 South Swanton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |