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 Ossian (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 Ossian. 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 hospitals 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.
Ossian is located in Wells County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wells County: Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington & Jay.
Below are the counties that are near Ossian. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ossian:
- Wells County (The home county of Ossian)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Tocsin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Uniondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniondale
- Uniondale is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniondale <2>
- Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
- Zanesville is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <2>
- North Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Craigville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <2>
- Travisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Vera Cruz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Liberty Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Greenville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Poneto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Reiffsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Magley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Preble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Preble is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preble <2>
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Coppess Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
- Linn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Pleasant Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Pleasant Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Mills <2>
- Berne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Berne is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <2>
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Yoder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Yoder is located in Allen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <2>
- Hoagland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoagland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Hoagland is located in Allen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoagland <2>
- Anthony Wayne Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony Wayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Wayne Village
- Anthony Wayne Village is located in Allen County
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Aboite
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Fort Wayne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
- Fort Wayne is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <2>
- New Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
- Monroeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
- Monroeville is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <2>
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Arcola is located in Allen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcola <2>
- Zulu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Zulu is located in Allen County
- Hacienda Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hacienda Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Montpelier
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Montpelier is located in Blackford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <2>
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- Spencerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Spencerville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerville <2>
- Spencerville
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Farrville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Van Buren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Friendly Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Arcana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Markle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- Markle is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <2>
- Roanoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <2>
- Bowerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Plum Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Majenica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Huntington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,052 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <2>
- Goblesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Warren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <2>
- Harlansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Mount Etna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Andrews
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Andrews is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <2>
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monument City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Fiat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Bryant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <2>
- Pennville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Pennville is located in Jay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennville <2>
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jay City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Jay City is located in Jay County
- Antiville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Trinity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Jay County
- Pony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Laotto
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laotto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laotto
- Laotto is located in Noble County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laotto <2>
- Ege
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Lincolnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Lagro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lagro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagro
- Lagro is located in Wabash County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lagro <2>
- Servia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Dunfee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Luther
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Collins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Churubusco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
- Churubusco is located in Whitley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <2>
- Columbia City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia City
- Columbia City is located in Whitley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia City <2>
- South Whitley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whitley
- South Whitley is located in Whitley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Whitley <2>
- Collamer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Cresco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Tri-Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Mercer County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Rockford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <2>
- Scudder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Scudder is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- McGill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Batson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Payne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Payne is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <2>
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Worstville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Worstville is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Antwerp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
- Antwerp is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <2>
- Van Wert County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Dixon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Wren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Wren is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <2>
- Willshire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willshire have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willshire
- Willshire is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willshire <2>
- Convoy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
- Convoy is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <2>
- Schumm
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Abanaka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Glenmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Ohio City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Ohio City is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <2>
- Van Wert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Van Wert is located in Van Wert County (OH)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ossian, see our County-by-County Page for Ossian.
Newspapers Published in Ossian ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ossian.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ossian, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ossian.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Ossian:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Indiana State Archives
- Pages specific to Wells County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allen County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blackford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- DeKalb County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Huntington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Noble County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wabash County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Whitley County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Paulding County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Van Wert County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Wells County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Indiana
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Indiana
- Cemeteries of Wells County
Cemeteries Near Ossian ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ossian.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ossian covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie View Cemetery
- El Honan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Honan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Honan Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murray Cemetery
- Horeb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Horeb Cemetery
- Shady Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Hoverstock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- The Hoverstock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haverstock Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoverstock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85448 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
- Brenton Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brenton Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brenton Chapel Cemetery
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- Fogwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fogwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fogwell Cemetery
- Old Bluffton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bluffton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bluffton Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair View Cemetery
- Fogwell Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ossian had a population of 672 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ossian had a population of 3,370 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ossian, with the one closest to Ossian listed first.
- Kingsland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Tocsin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Uniondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniondale
- Uniondale is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniondale <2>
- Poe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Murray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Magley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Zanesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
- Zanesville is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <2>
- Nine Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Craigville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Curryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Preble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Preble is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preble <2>
- Markle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- Markle is located in Huntington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <2>
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- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Wells County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <2>
- Peterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Honduras
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ossian. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ossian.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ossian. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wells County: www.wellscounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ossian) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ossian. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8782, Longitude: -85.1680 In this case, the coordinates for Ossian have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Ossian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |