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 Steubenville (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 Steubenville. 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 northeast 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 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.
Steubenville is located in Steuben County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Steuben County: DeKalb, LaGrange, Noble, Branch (MI), Hillsdale (MI) & Williams (OH).
Below are the counties that are near Steubenville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Steubenville:
- Steuben County (The home county of Steubenville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Pleasant Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Russels Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Angola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alvarado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Fremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Jamestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Orland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ray is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Leo-Cedarville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ari
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ari is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ari
- Grabill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Huntertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wallen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wallen is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallen
- Dunn Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Mill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Mill
- Hacienda Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Woodburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Ashley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Moore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Corunna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Garrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Altona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Saint Joe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Era
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- LaGrange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Stroh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Gravel Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- South Milford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford
- Brushy Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Mongo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Plato is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Wolcottville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greenfield Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
- Brighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Valentine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- LaGrange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Howe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Kendallville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeville Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Avilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rome City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Laotto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimfield
- Ege
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ege is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Albion
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Green Center is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Cosperville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Port Mitchell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port Mitchell is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Mitchell
- Wawaka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Churubusco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collins
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tri-Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tri-Lakes is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri-Lakes
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Ray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canada Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Gilead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Bronson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fisher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Batavia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Batavia is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
- Coldwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Matteson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Matteson is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matteson
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Reading
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Ransom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Saint Joseph County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Fawn River
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn River is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn River
- Burr Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <1>
- Findley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Findley is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findley
- Defiance County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Hicksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ney is located in Defiance County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 337 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ney <1>
- Sherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Link is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Antwerp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Cecil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Williams County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Edon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edon is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <1>
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Blakeslee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Denmark is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Edgerton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cooney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooney is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Ainger
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Northwest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Northwest is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Melbern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Melbern is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Montpelier
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jim Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Bryan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bryan is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Steubenville, see our County-by-County Page for Steubenville.
Cemeteries Near Steubenville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Steubenville.
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 Steubenville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Steubenville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Barkers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Circle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Matson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hessen Cassel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessen Cassel Cemetery
- The Hessen Cassel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rice Cemetery
- Continue List (295 more) ...
- Waterloo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lutz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Otsego Center 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>
While we didn't find Steubenville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Steubenville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Steubenville, with the one closest to Steubenville listed first.
- Summit
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Summit is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Pleasant Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hudson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Fairfield Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Waterloo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sedan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Angola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Salem Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Turkey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
- Ellis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Corunna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Moore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Flint
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Steubenville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Steubenville.
Newspapers Published in Steubenville ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Steubenville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Steubenville, 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 Steubenville.
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 Steubenville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Steuben County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Whitley County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Saint Joseph County
- Defiance County
- Paulding County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Steubenville, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Steubenville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |