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 Whiskyville (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 Whiskyville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Whiskyville is located in Lorain 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 Lorain County: Ashland, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron & Medina.
Below are the counties that are near Whiskyville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whiskyville:
- Lorain County (The home county of Whiskyville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskyville, with the one closest to Whiskyville listed first.
- South Amherst
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Henrietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Elyria
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Oberlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lorain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Sheffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Avon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskyville, with the one closest to Whiskyville listed first.
- Nova
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ruggles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Albion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Savannah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bailey Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Polk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskyville, with the one closest to Whiskyville listed first.
- North Olmsted
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Olmsted Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- North Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dover
- Westlake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fairview Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Binola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binola
- Strongsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middleburg Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rockport is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rocky River
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brook Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskyville, with the one closest to Whiskyville listed first.
- Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florence is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Berlin Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Berlinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Shinrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Huron
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Milan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Milan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Avery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bogart
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Fairview Lanes
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Sandusky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Venice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskyville, with the one closest to Whiskyville listed first.
- Wakeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Fox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- East Townsend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- West Clarksfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Clarksfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksfield
- Hartland Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Hartland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- New London
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norwalk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Fitchville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Peru
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Monroeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskyville, with the one closest to Whiskyville listed first.
- Litchfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- River Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Risley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Valley City Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City Station is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City Station
- Abbeyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeyville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Brunswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pawnee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Homer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Medina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Briarwood Beach ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Chippewa Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- 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 <1>
- Ottawa County
- Marblehead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- Richfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiskyville, with the one closest to Whiskyville listed first.
- West Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Burbank
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aukerman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whiskyville, see our County-by-County Page for Whiskyville.
Cemeteries Near Whiskyville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whiskyville.
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 Whiskyville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whiskyville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whiskyville, with the one closest to Whiskyville listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elyria Jewish Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria Jewish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elyria Jewish Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Elyria.
- The Elyria Jewish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Agudath Achim Cemetery
- Agudath Achim Jewish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40716 <3>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cleveland Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crownhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kendeigh Corner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Murray Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridge Hill Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Township Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brookdale Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elyria.
- The Brookdale Cemetery has also been known as:
- City of Elyria Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #159189 <3>
- Continue List (313 more) ...
- South Murray Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Murray Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the South Murray Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Elyria.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43517 <3>
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- The St. Mary Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43188 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<4>
While we didn't find Whiskyville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whiskyville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whiskyville, with the one closest to Whiskyville listed first.
- Amherst
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Henrietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Brownhelm
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brownhelm is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm
- Oberlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Elyria
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Lorain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- Laporte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laporte is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
- Axtel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Axtel is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- Birmingham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pittsfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsfield
- Sheffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vermilion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whiskyville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whiskyville.
Newspapers Published in Whiskyville ...
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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whiskyville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whiskyville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whiskyville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Whiskyville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Lorain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Cuyahoga County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Medina County
- Ottawa County
- Summit County
- Wayne 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whiskyville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Whiskyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |