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 Spreng (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 Spreng. 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.
Spreng 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 Spreng. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spreng:
- Ashland County (The home county of Spreng)
- The following are listed by their distance from Spreng, with the one closest to Spreng listed first.
- Jeromesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rowsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Hayesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- McKay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Redhaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Ashland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loudonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mifflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Polk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Perrysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Bailey Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spreng, with the one closest to Spreng listed first.
- Layland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Metham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Metham is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Nellie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- New Bedford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- Crestline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spreng, with the one closest to Spreng listed first.
- Miley Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Holmesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Benton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Millersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Killbuck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Mount Hope
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Charm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spreng, with the one closest to Spreng listed first.
- New London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- White Fox
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Delphi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spreng, with the one closest to Spreng listed first.
- Jelloway
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Nunda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Gann
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- North Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Buckeye City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Amity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Palmyra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Hollisters ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hollisters is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
- Millwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Zuck ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Zuck is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
- Batemantown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fredericktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spreng, with the one closest to Spreng listed first.
- Huntington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Wellington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brighton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Pheasant Run Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spreng, with the one closest to Spreng listed first.
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lodi
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Pawnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Westfield Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- River Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Spencer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Seville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gloria Glens Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Risley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Acme
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Morrow County
- Blooming Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- 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 Spreng, with the one closest to Spreng listed first.
- Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shenandoah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Hanley Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Bellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Alta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Ganges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ontario
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Maybee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spreng, with the one closest to Spreng listed first.
- East Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Greenville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenville
- North Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brewster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sippo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sippo is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sippo
- Canal Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Justus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Justus is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus
- West Brookfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
- Summit County
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Spreng, with the one closest to Spreng listed first.
- Funk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- New Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Lattasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Shreve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Devil Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Wooster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Congress
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Moreland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Boys Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- West Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aukerman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spreng, see our County-by-County Page for Spreng.
Cemeteries Near Spreng ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spreng.
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 Spreng - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spreng covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spreng, with the one closest to Spreng listed first.
- Lakefork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meng Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jeromesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blachleyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Reedsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Synagogue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brandt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mohicanville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (588 more) ...
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rittenhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Cemetery
- The Rittenhouse Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rittenhouse - Troxel Cemetery
- Troxel Cemetery
- Rice 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.<3>
While we didn't find Spreng in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spreng.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Spreng, with the one closest to Spreng listed first.
- Lake Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- Jeromesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reedsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reedsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
- Blachleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blachleyville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blachleyville
- New Pittsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- McZena
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McZena is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McZena
- McKay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Springville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Springville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Lattasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Redhaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Widowville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Widowville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shreve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Pleasant Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Home is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spreng. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spreng.
Newspapers Published in Spreng ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spreng.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spreng, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spreng.
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 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 Spreng:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Stark County
- Summit 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 Spreng, 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- Spreng) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |