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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 Wellington (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 Wellington. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wellington is located in Lorain County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lorain County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron & Medina.

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

  • Lorain County     (The home county of Wellington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
    • Pheasant Run Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
      • Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
    • Huntington
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brighton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rochester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Lagrange
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nickelplate ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickelplate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
      • Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
    • Oberlin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kipton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kipton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
      • Kipton is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Belden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grafton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Henrietta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • South Amherst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Amherst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
      • South Amherst is located in Lorain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Eaton Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
      • Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
    • Nova
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Albion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ruggles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruggles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
      • Ruggles is located in Ashland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ruggles
      • From Wellington to Ruggles
    • Polk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Savannah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <2>
    • Bailey Lakes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Redhaw
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ashland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rowsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jeromesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Hayesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
    • Mifflin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
      • Mifflin is located in Ashland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Champaign County
    • Rochester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rochester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Champaign County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rochester
      • From Wellington to Rochester
  • Cuyahoga County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
    • Olmsted Falls
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olmsted Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmsted Falls
      • Olmsted Falls is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,084 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olmsted Falls <2>
    • Binola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
      • Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Strongsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bennetts Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Berea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • North Olmsted
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Olmsted have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Olmsted
      • North Olmsted is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Olmsted <2>
    • Middleburg Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg Heights
      • Middleburg Heights is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg Heights <2>
    • Westlake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Brook Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • North Dover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
      • North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
    • North Royalton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Royalton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Royalton
      • North Royalton is located in Cuyahoga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,952 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Royalton <2>
  • Erie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
    • Birmingham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Florence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Berlin Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Heights
      • Berlin Heights is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin Heights <2>
    • Berlinville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Shinrock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Milan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Milan is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
    • North Milan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Avery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Erie County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Avery
      • From Wellington to Avery
    • Huron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Huron is located in Erie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huron <2>
    • Bogart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview Lanes
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Lanes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
      • Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
  • Huron County
  • Medina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
    • Spencer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • River Corners
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Risley ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Risley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
      • Risley is located in Medina County
    • Litchfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Homer
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Homer is located in Medina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Homer
      • From Wellington to Homer
    • Pawnee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pawnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
      • Pawnee is located in Medina County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pawnee
      • From Wellington to Pawnee
    • Lodi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Friendsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Abbeyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarwood Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
      • Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
    • Chippewa Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippewa Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
      • Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
      • Former name for Chippewa Lake:
      • Chippewa-on-the-Lake
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <2>
    • Valley City Station
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
    • Olivesburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olivesburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
      • Olivesburg is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Olivesburg
      • From Wellington to Olivesburg
    • Shenandoah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shenandoah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shenandoah
      • From Wellington to Shenandoah
    • Shiloh
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <2>
    • Ganges
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ganges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
      • Ganges is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ganges
      • From Wellington to Ganges
    • Plymouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Forest ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in Richland County
    • Shelby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <2>
  • Summit County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wellington, with the one closest to Wellington listed first.
    • West Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Aukerman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aukerman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
      • Aukerman is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Aukerman
      • From Wellington to Aukerman
    • Burbank
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
      • Burbank is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <2>
    • Congress
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lattasburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Creston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
      • Creston is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <2>
    • New Pittsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
      • New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
    • Sterling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Devil Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devil Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
      • Devil Town is located in Wayne County
    • Rittman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Wayne County
    • Boys Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
      • Boys Village is located in Wayne County
    • Smithville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
      • Smithville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Wellington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wellington.

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

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

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

  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Brighton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Brighton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Brighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Pittsfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Pittsfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Pittsfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Huntington Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huntington Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huntington Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Brighton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Brighton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Brighton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rochester Station Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochester Station Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochester Station Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Penfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rochester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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    • LaGrange Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Beckley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wellington had a population of 2,069 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Wellington had a population of 4,948 people.

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

  • Pittsfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
    • Pittsfield is located in Lorain County
  • Huntington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brighton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rochester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Penfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
    • Penfield is located in Lorain County
  • Spencer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lagrange
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Semples
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Semples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semples
    • Semples is located in Lorain County
  • Nickelplate ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickelplate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
    • Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
  • White Fox
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Fox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
    • White Fox is located in Huron County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to White Fox
    • From Wellington to White Fox
  • Kipton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kipton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
    • Kipton is located in Lorain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Oberlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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    • Sullivan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sullivan <2>
    • Nova
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Homerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homerville
      • Homerville is located in Medina County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wellington ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wellington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wellington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wellington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wellington.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<6> of Wellington.

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 Wellington:

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wellington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Wellington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wellington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1686, Longitude: -82.2175