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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 Strongs 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 Strongs 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 Strongs 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Strongs Ridge: Strongs Rdg. (or less commonly used: Strongs Rdge. or Strongs Ridg.)
  • While the name of this community is Strongs Ridge, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Strongs Ridge may originally have been Strong's Ridge.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Strongs Ridge might be written as Strong 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Strongs Ridge is located in Huron 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 Huron County: Ashland, Crawford, Erie, Lorain, Richland, Sandusky & Seneca.

Below are the counties that are near Strongs Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Strongs Ridge:

  • Huron County     (The home county of Strongs Ridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Ridge, with the one closest to Strongs Ridge listed first.
    • Hunts Corners
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
      • Hunts Corners has also been known as:
      • Moorehead
    • Monroeville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwalk
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Peru
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Peru is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Steuben
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Steuben is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
    • Collins
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Collins is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • East Townsend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • East Townsend is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
    • North Fairfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • North Fairfield is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Olena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Olena is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
    • Hartland Station
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Hartland Station is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
    • Willard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Celeryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Celeryville is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Ridge, with the one closest to Strongs Ridge listed first.
    • Ruggles
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ruggles is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
    • Nova
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Savannah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Champaign County
    • Rochester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rochester is located in Champaign County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Ridge, with the one closest to Strongs Ridge listed first.
    • North Auburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • North Auburn is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
    • New Washington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Chatfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Chatfield is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Tiro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Tiro is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiro <2>
    • Broken Sword
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 southwest)
      • Benton is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Ridge, with the one closest to Strongs Ridge listed first.
    • Castalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Avery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Avery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Milan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • North Milan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • North Milan is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
    • Bogart
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Bogart is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
    • Venice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Venice is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Bay View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Sandusky
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fairview Lanes
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
    • Berlinville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Berlinville is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
    • Shinrock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Shinrock is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
    • Huron
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lorain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Ridge, with the one closest to Strongs Ridge listed first.
    • Vermilion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Brighton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Brighton is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Henrietta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
    • Kipton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Kipton is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Brownhelm Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
    • Vermilion-on-the-Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rochester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Rochester is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • South Amherst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • South Amherst is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Oberlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Amherst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Wellington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Ridge, with the one closest to Strongs Ridge listed first.
    • Danbury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Danbury is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Gypsum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Marblehead
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Violet ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Violet is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
    • Port Clinton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lacarne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
    • Catawba Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
    • Oak Harbor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Put-in-Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Locust Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Elmore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Ridge, with the one closest to Strongs Ridge listed first.
    • Plymouth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Plymouth is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
    • Forest ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Forest is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Shiloh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ganges
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ganges is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
    • Shenandoah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Shenandoah is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
    • Bethlehem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bethlehem is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Vernon Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
  • Sandusky County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Ridge, with the one closest to Strongs Ridge listed first.
    • Bellevue
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Teemes ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Teemes is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
    • Clyde
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
    • Vickery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vickery is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
    • Erlin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Erlin is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
    • Green Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
    • Shorewood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
    • Fremont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ballville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Ballville is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
    • Stony Prairie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
    • Kingsway
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
    • Gabels Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Ridge, with the one closest to Strongs Ridge listed first.
    • Flat Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Omar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Omar is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • West Lodi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Lodi is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
    • Green Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Attica Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
    • Scipio
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Scipio is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
    • Attica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Caroline
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Caroline is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
    • Republic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Watson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Watson is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson has also been known as:
      • Watson Station
      • Watsons Station
    • Bloomville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Carrothers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Carrothers is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
  • Wyandot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Strongs Ridge, with the one closest to Strongs Ridge listed first.
    • Mexico
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mexico is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Duenquat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
    • Sycamore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Strongs Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Strongs Ridge.

Cemeteries Near Strongs Ridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Strongs 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 Strongs Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Strongs Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Strongs Ridge, with the one closest to Strongs Ridge listed first.

  • Strongs Ridge Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Trinity Episcopal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bellevue Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bellevue Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Paul's UCC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • North Monroeville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Heyman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lyme Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Deyo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wickwire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (354 more) ...
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomingville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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.<4>

While we didn't find Strongs Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Strongs Ridge.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Strongs Ridge, with the one closest to Strongs Ridge listed first.

  • Lyme ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Lyme is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
  • Bellevue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • North Monroeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • North Monroeville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroeville
  • Kimball
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kimball is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
  • Flat Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Weavers Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Weavers Corners is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Corners
  • Monroeville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bloomingville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomingville is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingville
  • Sand Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sand Hill is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Prout ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Prout is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prout
  • Fireside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Fireside is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fireside
  • Frank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Frank is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Pontiac
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pontiac is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • York
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • York is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Bismarck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Bismarck is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Strongs Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Strongs Ridge.

Newspapers Published in Strongs 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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Strongs Ridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Strongs Ridge, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Strongs Ridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Strongs Ridge:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Strongs Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Strongs Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.