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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 Wolf Creek Addition (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 Wolf Creek Addition. 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 Wolf Creek Addition ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

Another variation: Wolfcreek Addition.

  • A typical abbreviation for Wolf Creek Addition: Wolf Crk. Addition (or less commonly used: Wolf Ck. Addition or Wolf Cr. Addition)

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Wolf Creek Addition 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 Wolf Creek Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wolf Creek Addition:

  • Wood County     (The home county of Wolf Creek Addition)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Creek Addition listed first.
    • Walbridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Northwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Millbury
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Arbor Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
    • Rossford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Bates is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
    • Lemoyne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lemoyne is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
    • Lime City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lime City is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Perrysburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Luckey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dowling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dowling is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
    • Pemberville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Creek Addition listed first.
    • Swanton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Assumption
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Assumption is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
    • Ai
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Ai is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
    • Metamora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Leslie ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Leslie is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Lytton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Lytton is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
    • Whiteville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Whiteville is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
    • Delta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Siney ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Siney is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
    • West Delta
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • West Delta is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
    • Plattston ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Plattston is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Creek Addition listed first.
    • Colton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Colton is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • McClure
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lucas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Creek Addition listed first.
    • Oregon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • East Toledo
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • East Toledo is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
    • Immergrun
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Immergrun is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immergrun
    • Ironville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ironville is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
    • Toledo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harbor View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Harbor View is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Air Line Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
    • Yondota
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Yondota is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
    • Willow Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Willow Beach is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Beach
    • West Toledo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • West Toledo is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Toledo
    • Bono
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Bono is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Auburndale ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Auburndale is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Creek Addition listed first.
    • Curtice
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Clay Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Genoa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Martin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Ridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Locust Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Oak Harbor
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lacarne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
    • Port Clinton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Sandusky County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Creek Addition listed first.
    • Woodville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gibsonburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lindsey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Helena
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
    • Gabels Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
    • Shorewood Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
    • Stony Prairie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
    • Fremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ballville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ballville is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
    • Burgoon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Erlin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Erlin is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Creek Addition listed first.
    • Bettsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Linden ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Linden is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Maple Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Fostoria
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lenawee County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Creek Addition listed first.
    • Riga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
    • Deerfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Blissfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ogden Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
    • Wellsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wellsville is located in Lenawee County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Palmyra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Monroe County (MI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wolf Creek Addition, with the one closest to Wolf Creek Addition listed first.
    • Vienna Junction
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
    • Havre
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
    • Vienna
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Liberty Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
    • Erie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Luna Pier
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lambertville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Temperance
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Samaria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Hillcrest Orchard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
    • Yargerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
    • Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners

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

Cemeteries Near Wolf Creek Addition ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wolf Creek Addition.

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 Wolf Creek Addition - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Lake Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Willow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • North Oregon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Beth Shalom Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • First St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Ignatius Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Williston Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Wood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Restlawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (271 more) ...
    • Hufford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Collingwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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>

While we didn't find Wolf Creek Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wolf Creek Addition.

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

  • Walbridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cummings ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cummings is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
  • Millbury
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • East Toledo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • East Toledo is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
  • Hobart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hobart is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Moline
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Moline is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Curtice
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ironville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ironville is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Clay Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Williston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Williston is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Toledo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Webb ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Webb is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Air Line Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
    • Lime City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lime City is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
    • Stony Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Stony Ridge is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Ridge

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

Newspapers Published in Wolf Creek Addition ...

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 199 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wolf Creek Addition.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wolf Creek Addition, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wolf Creek Addition.

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 websites either 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 Wolf Creek Addition:

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 Wolf Creek Addition, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wolf Creek Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.