Welcome to Folmer ...
So far, we found very little information about Folmer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Folmer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Folmer, please Contact Us.
Folmer would have been located within present day Paulding County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Folmer, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Folmer, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Folmer is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Folmer was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Folmer still existed, it would have been in the (419) & (567)<5> area codes.
Communities near Folmer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Folmer.
- Van Wert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Van Wert is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <7>
- Delphos
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Delphos is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,895 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphos <7>
- Paulding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
- Paulding is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <7>
- Hicksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Hicksville is located in Defiance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <7>
- Antwerp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
- Antwerp is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <7>
- Woodburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Woodburn is located in Allen County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <7>
- Monroeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
- Monroeville is located in Allen County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <7>
- Payne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Payne is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <7>
- Continental
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
- Continental is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <7>
- Convoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
- Convoy is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <7>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Folmer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Folmer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Folmer. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Folmer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Folmer. See our Newspapers Page for Folmer.
Adding Folmer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Folmer in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Folmer was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Folmer.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Folmer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Paulding, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Folmer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (567) is an overlay for area code (419). |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |