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 Sunset Harbor (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 Sunset Harbor. 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 Sunset Harbor ...
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 Sunset Harbor: Sunset Hbr. (or less commonly used: Sunset Harb. or Sunset Hrbr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Sunset Harbor. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sunset Harbor.
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 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.
Sunset Harbor is located in Sandusky 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 Sandusky County: Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Seneca & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Sunset Harbor. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sunset Harbor:
- Sandusky County (The home county of Sunset Harbor)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Vickery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Erlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shorewood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Green Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Bellevue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Ballville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Stony Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Gabels Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
- Castalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bay View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Venice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Sandusky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bogart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Fairview Lanes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Avery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Kelleys Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Milan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Huron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Shinrock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
- Hunts Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Monroeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Peru
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Collins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Steuben
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- East Townsend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Hartland Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- North Fairfield
(26 miles [41.8 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Willard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
- Vermilion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
- Bono
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Yondota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
- Port Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gypsum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Violet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Lacarne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Catawba Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Marblehead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Put-in-Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Locust Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Rocky Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Elmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
- Flat Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Green Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Watson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Fort Seneca
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Omar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Bettsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Republic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Scipio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Cromers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
- Bradner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pemberville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Millbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Risingsun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Lemoyne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Luckey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sunset Harbor, see our County-by-County Page for Sunset Harbor.
Cemeteries Near Sunset Harbor ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sunset Harbor.
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 Sunset Harbor - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sunset Harbor covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
- McCreary Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lathrop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Riverview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deyo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Castalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dewelle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (270 more) ...
- Christy Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Foust Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schoch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Sunset Harbor in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Sunset Harbor.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sunset Harbor, with the one closest to Sunset Harbor listed first.
- Vickery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Whitmore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitmore is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- York
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- York is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Castalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Erlin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Gypsum
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Venice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Danbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Violet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sand Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Piccola ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Piccola is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piccola
- Lacarne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sunset Harbor. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sunset Harbor.
Newspapers Published in Sunset Harbor ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sunset Harbor.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sunset Harbor, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sunset Harbor.
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 Sunset Harbor:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Sandusky County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Seneca County
- Wood 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> | 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 Sunset Harbor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Sunset Harbor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |