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 (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. 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 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.
Waterford is located in Knox 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 Knox County: Coshocton, Delaware, Holmes, Licking, Morrow & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Waterford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Waterford:
- Knox County (The home county of Waterford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
- Batemantown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Fredericktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorema
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Green Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- North Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Nunda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Bangs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Mount Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
- Perrysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Loudonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McKay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Hayesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Ashland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeromesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
- Galion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crestline
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- North Robinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Tiro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bucyrus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- 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, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- East Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Ashley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Green
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Condit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- North Condit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- South Condit
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Leonardsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
- Nashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Glenmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Stillwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
- Lock
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Hartford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Utica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Green ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Highwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- New Way ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Johnstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Saint Louisville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
- Martel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Waldo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Green Camp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Newmans
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
- Chesterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Mount Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blooming Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Iberia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Marengo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Cardington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shawtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
- Bellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hanley Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Newville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Mansfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ontario
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lucas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maybee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Bethlehem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Shelby
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wayne County
- Funk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Wyandot County
- Wyandot
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Waterford, see our County-by-County Page for Waterford.
Cemeteries Near Waterford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Waterford.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Waterford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
- Levering Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levering Cemetery
- The Levering Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterford Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Owl Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ruhl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Culp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- The Baldwin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baldwin Middlebury Cemetery
- Malden Cemetery
- Darlington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salem Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (513 more) ...
- Pulaskiville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Waterford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Waterford, with the one closest to Waterford listed first.
- Bangorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bangorville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangorville
- Darlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Darlington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Pulaskiville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pulaskiville is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaskiville
- Chesterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fredericktown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ankenytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ankenytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankenytown
- Bellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Steam Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Steam Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Corners
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Liberty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Hastings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hastings is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Waterford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Waterford.
Newspapers Published in Waterford ...
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.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Waterford, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Waterford.
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 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:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Knox County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Holmes County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Wayne 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, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Waterford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |