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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 West Millgrove (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 West Millgrove. 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.
Name Variations for West Millgrove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Millgrove: W. Millgrove
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
West Millgrove is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Putnam, Sandusky & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near West Millgrove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Millgrove:
- Wood County (The home county of West Millgrove)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Millgrove, with the one closest to West Millgrove listed first.
- Risingsun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Six Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Eagleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Bloomdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerry City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Bradner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Cygnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Portage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- North Baltimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hammansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Pemberville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford County
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Millgrove, with the one closest to West Millgrove listed first.
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Van Buren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- West Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Findlay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vanlue
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- McComb
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Benton Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Mount Blanchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rawson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County
- Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Millgrove, with the one closest to West Millgrove listed first.
- Deshler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McClure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Colton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Hamler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Malinta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Millgrove, with the one closest to West Millgrove listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Waterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maumee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Air Line Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- East Toledo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Oregon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Toledo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yondota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bono
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Ironville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ironville is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Millgrove, with the one closest to West Millgrove listed first.
- Elmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clay Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Martin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Curtice
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lacarne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Millgrove, with the one closest to West Millgrove listed first.
- Townwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Belmore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Gilboa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Leipsic Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Leipsic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Millgrove, with the one closest to West Millgrove listed first.
- Burgoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Helena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gabels Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Lindsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Ballville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Fremont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kingsway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Green Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Shorewood Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Erlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Millgrove, with the one closest to West Millgrove listed first.
- Fostoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bascom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Alvada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- New Riegel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Berwick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tiffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Watson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Millgrove, with the one closest to West Millgrove listed first.
- Carey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mexico
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Wharton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Belle Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Sycamore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Duenquat
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Kirby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Sandusky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Millgrove, see our County-by-County Page for West Millgrove.
Cemeteries Near West Millgrove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Millgrove.
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 West Millgrove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Millgrove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Millgrove, with the one closest to West Millgrove listed first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Perry Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dysinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jerry City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Wendelin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fostoria Fountain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (385 more) ...
- Fountain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Jacobs Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Millgrove had a population of 207 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, West Millgrove had a population of 176 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Millgrove, with the one closest to West Millgrove listed first.
- Hatton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hatton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Risingsun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Six Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Bloomdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerry City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Bradner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Fostoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Cygnet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oil Center ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oil Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Amsden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Amsden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rollersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rollersville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollersville
- New Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Rochester is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Mermill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mermill is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mermill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Millgrove. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Millgrove.
Newspapers Published in West Millgrove ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Millgrove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Millgrove, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Millgrove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West Millgrove:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 West Millgrove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Millgrove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |