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 Waterford Glen (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 Waterford Glen. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Waterford Glen is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Huron, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Waterford Glen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterford Glen:
- Crawford County (The home county of Waterford Glen)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Bucyrus
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Robinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Broken Sword
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Oceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Lemert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Chatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Galion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crestline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tiro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Norton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Ashley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Meredith
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Vanlue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- West Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pfeiffer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- McVitty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Celeryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Willard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coble Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- New Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Delphi
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Steuben
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Greenwich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Peru
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Hunts Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Batemantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Martel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Morral
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Green Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- New Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Waldo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Newmans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- La Rue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Iberia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Blooming Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Edison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cardington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shawtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Fulton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Chesterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Bethlehem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Forest ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Maybee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Alta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Shiloh
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ganges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hanley Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Mansfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Carrothers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Bloomville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Caroline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Melmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Attica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Attica Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Scipio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- McCutchenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Omar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Republic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Tiffin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Nevada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wyandot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Duenquat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Belle Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Sycamore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Harpster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mexico
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Upper Sandusky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Carey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marseilles
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wharton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterford Glen, see our County-by-County Page for Waterford Glen.
Cemeteries Near Waterford Glen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterford Glen.
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 Waterford Glen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterford Glen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tiffin Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- County Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rupp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stoltz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sixteen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (518 more) ...
- Monnett Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Remer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Waterford Glen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waterford Glen.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterford Glen, with the one closest to Waterford Glen listed first.
- Bucyrus
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brandywine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brandywine is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Glenville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- North Robinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Spore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spore is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spore
- Broken Sword
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Oceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- New Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Winchester is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Biddle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Biddle is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
- Kirkpatrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kirkpatrick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
- Lemert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Nevada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wyandot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterford Glen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterford Glen.
Newspapers Published in Waterford Glen ...
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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Waterford Glen.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterford Glen, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waterford Glen.
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 helpful 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 Waterford Glen:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Seneca County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Waterford Glen, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waterford Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |