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 Swanton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Swanton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
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 hospitals 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.
Swanton is primarily located in Fulton County. A portion of Swanton extends into Lucas County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Hillsdale (MI), Lenawee (MI), Henry, Lucas & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Swanton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Swanton:
- Fulton County (The home county of Swanton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanton, with the one closest to Swanton listed first.
- Ai
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Assumption
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lytton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- West Delta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Siney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Metamora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Lyons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Wauseon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Defiance County
- Jewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Hancock County
- Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanton, with the one closest to Swanton listed first.
- Colton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McClure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Grelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Napoleon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Malinta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Ridgeville Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Deshler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hamler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Holgate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanton, with the one closest to Swanton listed first.
- Sharples
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Whitehouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Waterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Maumee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Air Line Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanton, with the one closest to Swanton listed first.
- Clay Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Curtice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- Belmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Sandusky County
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanton, with the one closest to Swanton listed first.
- Stryker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alvordton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Unity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanton, with the one closest to Swanton listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haskins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tontogany
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Rossford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Lime City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dowling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- The Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Milton Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Bowling Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanton, with the one closest to Swanton listed first.
- Waldron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Prattville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanton, with the one closest to Swanton listed first.
- Ogden Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Riga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Weston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Blissfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Morenci
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Wellsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Seneca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Deerfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Morenci
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Swanton, with the one closest to Swanton listed first.
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Lambertville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Temperance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Samaria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Vienna Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Erie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Havre
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Lulu
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Vienna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Yargerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Swanton, see our County-by-County Page for Swanton.
Cemeteries Near Swanton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Swanton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Swanton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Swanton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Swanton, with the one closest to Swanton listed first.
- Centerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Richards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Swanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bird Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Winslow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (354 more) ...
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Raker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Swanton had a population of 508 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Swanton had a population of 3,841 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Swanton, with the one closest to Swanton listed first.
- Ai
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Delta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Neapolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Siney ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Colton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Monclova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield Center is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Center
- Metamora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Neowash ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neowash is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neowash
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berkey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Winameg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Winameg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winameg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Swanton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Swanton.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Swanton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Swanton.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Swanton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Swanton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Swanton.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> of Swanton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Swanton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Swanton, 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 from Point A (ie- Swanton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |