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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 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.

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

For example, a typical abbreviation for Sunset Harbor: Sunset Hbr. (or less commonly used: Sunset Harb. or Sunset Hrbr.)

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 doctors 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.

Sunset Harbor is located in Sandusky County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties 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.
    • Vickery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
      • Vickery is located in Sandusky County
    • Erlin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
      • Erlin is located in Sandusky County
    • Clyde
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
    • Shorewood Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
      • Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
    • Green Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
      • Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
      • Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
    • Ballville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
      • Ballville is located in Sandusky County
    • Stony Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
      • Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
    • Gabels Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
      • Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
    • Lindsey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
      • Castalia is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalia <2>
    • Bay View
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
      • Bay View is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay View <2>
    • Venice
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Venice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Venice is located in Erie County
    • Sandusky
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bogart
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
      • Bogart is located in Erie County
    • Fairview Lanes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
      • Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
    • Avery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Erie County
    • Kelleys Island
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelleys Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelleys Island
      • Kelleys Island is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelleys Island <2>
    • North Milan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
      • North Milan is located in Erie County
    • Huron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <2>
    • Milan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
    • Shinrock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
      • Shinrock is located in Erie County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
      • Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
      • Hunts Corners has also been known as:
      • Moorehead
    • Monroeville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
      • Monroeville is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <2>
    • Norwalk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Peru
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peru. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Huron County
    • Collins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Huron County
    • Steuben
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
      • Steuben is located in Huron County
    • East Townsend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
      • East Townsend is located in Huron County
    • Hartland Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
      • Hartland Station is located in Huron County
    • North Fairfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
      • North Fairfield is located in Huron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Olena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
      • Olena is located in Huron County
    • Willard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Hartland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Huron County
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Lucas County
    • Yondota
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
      • Yondota is located in Lucas County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
      • Port Clinton is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <2>
    • Gypsum
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Danbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
      • Danbury is located in Ottawa County
    • Violet ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
      • Violet is located in Ottawa County
    • Lacarne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
      • Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
    • Catawba Island
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catawba Island. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
      • Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
    • Marblehead
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marblehead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marblehead
      • Marblehead is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 861 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marblehead <2>
    • Oak Harbor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Harbor
      • Oak Harbor is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Harbor <2>
    • Put-in-Bay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Put-in-Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Put-in-Bay
      • Put-in-Bay is located in Ottawa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Put-in-Bay <2>
    • Locust Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
      • Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
    • Rocky Ridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
    • Green Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Lodi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
      • West Lodi is located in Seneca County
    • Watson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Seneca County
      • Watson has also been known as:
      • Watson Station
      • Watsons Station
    • Fort Seneca
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
      • Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
    • Bettsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bettsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettsville
      • Bettsville is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bettsville <2>
    • Republic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
      • Republic is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <2>
    • Maple Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
      • Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
    • Scipio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
      • Scipio is located in Seneca County
    • Cromers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
      • Cromers is located in Seneca County
    • Attica Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
      • Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
    • Attica
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Seneca County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradner
      • Bradner is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradner <2>
    • Pemberville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberville
      • Pemberville is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pemberville <2>
    • Millbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Risingsun
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
      • Risingsun is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
      • Risingsun has also been known as:
      • Risingsun village
    • Lemoyne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
      • Lemoyne is located in Wood County
    • Luckey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luckey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luckey
      • Luckey is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luckey <2>
    • Wayne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <2>

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCreary Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCreary Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fuller Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lathrop Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lathrop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lathrop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graves Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gibbs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ellsworth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellsworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deyo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deyo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deyo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Castalia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castalia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castalia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dewelle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewelle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewelle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Christy Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christy Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christy Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Foust Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foust Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Schoch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schoch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schoch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
    • Vickery is located in Sandusky County
  • Whitmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore
    • Whitmore is located in Sandusky County
  • Teemes ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teemes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
    • Teemes is located in Sandusky County
  • York
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Sandusky County
  • Castalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
    • Castalia is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castalia <2>
  • Erlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Erlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
    • Erlin is located in Sandusky County
  • Gypsum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Port Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Clinton
    • Port Clinton is located in Ottawa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,133 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Clinton <2>
  • Venice
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Venice. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Venice is located in Erie County
  • Danbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danbury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Danbury is located in Ottawa County
  • Clyde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
  • Violet ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
    • Violet is located in Ottawa County
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    • Sand Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
      • Sand Hill is located in Erie County
    • Piccola ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piccola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piccola
      • Piccola is located in Ottawa County
    • Lacarne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
      • Lacarne is located in Ottawa County

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]<5>. 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 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 Sunset Harbor:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunset Harbor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sandusky County: www.sandusky-county.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Sunset Harbor, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sunset Harbor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Harbor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4212, Longitude: -82.9182       In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Harbor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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