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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Violet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Violet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Violet, please Contact Us.

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 Violet (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 Violet. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Violet is historic, it would have been located within present day Ottawa 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 Ottawa County: Erie, Lucas, Sandusky & Wood.

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

  • Ottawa County     (The home county of Violet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Danbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Danbury is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Gypsum
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Marblehead
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Catawba Island
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
    • Port Clinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Put-in-Bay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lacarne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
    • Isle Saint George
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Isle Saint George is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Saint George
    • Oak Harbor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Locust Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Rocky Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Elmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Martin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Bay View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Venice
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Venice is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
    • Sandusky
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kelleys Island
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Castalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Lanes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
    • Bogart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bogart is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
    • Huron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Avery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Avery is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • 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
    • Shinrock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Shinrock is located in Erie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
    • Milan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Berlin Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Huron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Monroeville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hunts Corners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
      • Hunts Corners has also been known as:
      • Moorehead
    • Norwalk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Collins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Collins is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • East Townsend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • East Townsend is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
    • Peru
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Peru is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • 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
    • Wakeman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hartland is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Olena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Olena is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
    • Steuben
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Steuben is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
    • West Clarksfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
    • North Fairfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • North Fairfield is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Lorain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Vermilion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Vermilion-on-the-Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Brownhelm Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
    • Henrietta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Henrietta is located in Lorain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Bono
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bono is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Yondota
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Yondota is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
  • Sandusky County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Teemes ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Teemes is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
    • Vickery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vickery is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
    • Erlin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Erlin is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
    • Bellevue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Shorewood Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
    • Clyde
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Clyde is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <2>
    • Green Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
    • Kingsway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
    • Fremont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Ballville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ballville is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
    • Stony Prairie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
    • Lindsey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Gabels Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Violet, with the one closest to Violet listed first.
    • Flat Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Green Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Lodi
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • West Lodi is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
    • Omar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Omar is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Watson
      (27 miles [43.5 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
    • Republic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Scipio
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Scipio is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
    • Bettsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Attica Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
    • Linden ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Linden is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Maple Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove

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

Cemeteries Near Violet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Violet.

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

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

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

  • St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lockwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sackett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dewelle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Woolcot Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Russian Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Catawba Island Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • K'burg Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shook Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Confederate Stockade Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Clemmons Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (214 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.

Violet itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Danbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Danbury is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Piccola ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Piccola is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piccola
  • Gypsum
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Catawba Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
  • Marblehead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Venice
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Venice is located in Erie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
  • Sandusky
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Teemes ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Teemes is located in Sandusky County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
  • Castalia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Whitmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitmore is located in Sandusky County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Put-in-Bay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Vickery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vickery is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
    • York
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • York is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York

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

Newspapers Published in Violet ...

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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Violet.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Violet, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Violet.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Violet:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Violet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Violet) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.