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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 Tinney (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 Tinney. 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 and 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.

Tinney 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 Tinney. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tinney:

  • Sandusky County     (The home county of Tinney)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tinney, with the one closest to Tinney listed first.
    • Helena
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Burgoon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Gibsonburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gabels Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
    • Stony Prairie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
    • Lindsey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Ballville is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
    • Woodville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fremont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kingsway
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
    • Green Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
    • Shorewood Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
  • Crawford County
    • Benton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Benton is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tinney, with the one closest to Tinney listed first.
    • Castalia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bay View
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Venice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Venice is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tinney, with the one closest to Tinney listed first.
    • West Independence
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • West Independence is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
    • Arcadia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Wineland ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wineland is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
    • Van Buren
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Vanlue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Vanlue is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Findlay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • McComb
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lewisburg ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Hancock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hancock is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Huron County
    • Hunts Corners
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
      • Hunts Corners has also been known as:
      • Moorehead
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tinney, with the one closest to Tinney listed first.
    • Bono
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bono is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Yondota
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Yondota is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
    • Oregon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • East Toledo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • East Toledo is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
    • Waterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Maumee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
    • Immergrun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Immergrun is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
    • Ironville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ironville is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
    • Air Line Junction
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
    • Toledo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bailey is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey has also been known as:
      • Bailey Station
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tinney, with the one closest to Tinney listed first.
    • Elmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Genoa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rocky Ridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Martin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Oak Harbor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clay Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Lacarne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
    • Curtice
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Locust Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Port Clinton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Gypsum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Danbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Danbury is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tinney, with the one closest to Tinney listed first.
    • Bettsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Linden ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Linden is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Maple Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Cromers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cromers is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
    • Fort Seneca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
    • Fostoria
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bascom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Green Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Watson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Watson is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson has also been known as:
      • Watson Station
      • Watsons Station
    • Tiffin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Alvada
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Alvada is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
    • New Riegel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tinney, with the one closest to Tinney listed first.
    • Risingsun
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Bradner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Wayne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pemberville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • West Millgrove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Millgrove is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Six Points
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Six Points is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
    • Luckey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagleville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Eagleville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Lemoyne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lemoyne is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
    • Bloomdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jerry City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jerry City is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
    • Cygnet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wyandot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Tinney, with the one closest to Tinney listed first.
    • Mexico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Mexico is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Carey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Carey is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <1>
    • Sycamore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
    • Belle Vernon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
    • Duenquat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat

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

Cemeteries Near Tinney ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tinney.

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 Tinney - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Metzgar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Quinshan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pember Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • West Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • North Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ludwig Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shawl Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (355 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tinney had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Millersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Millersville is located in Sandusky County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Helena
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rollersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Rollersville is located in Sandusky County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollersville
  • Kansas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kansas is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Burgoon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Gibsonburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Risingsun
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Amsden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Amsden is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
  • Bettsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bradner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Linden ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Linden is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Hessville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hessville is located in Sandusky County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Angus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Angus is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
    • Maple Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Lindsey
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Tinney ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tinney.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tinney, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tinney.

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 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 Tinney:

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 Tinney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tinney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.