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 Alger (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 Alger. 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 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.
Alger is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Alger. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alger:
- Hardin County (The home county of Alger)
- The following are listed by their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- McGuffey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Huntersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Roundhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McVitty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- Harrod
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Fort Shawnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Elida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Gomer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Scotts Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- Waynesfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Uniopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Saint Johns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Santa Fe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Cridersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fryburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Wapakoneta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Buckland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Moulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- New Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Saint Marys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- New Stark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Jenera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Blanchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Findlay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vanlue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- Belle Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Lakeview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Russells Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rushsylvania
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marl City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Bellefontaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Logansville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- West Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- De Graff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Zanesfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- La Rue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- Pandora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Columbus Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gilboa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Jones City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Rimer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Ottawa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Glandorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kalida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Townwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Fort Jennings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- West Leipsic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- Jackson Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montra
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Maplewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Botkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kettlersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- Converse Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- Wharton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Kirby
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marseilles
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Carey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Sandusky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alger, see our County-by-County Page for Alger.
Cemeteries Near Alger ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alger.
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 Alger - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alger covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- Preston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Carman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shadley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Auglaize Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (470 more) ...
- McClure Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Candler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Alger had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alger had a population of 835 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Alger, with the one closest to Alger listed first.
- McGuffey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- West Newton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Newton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Ada
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harrod
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Foraker
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Foraker is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Lafayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Jumbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- South Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Warsaw is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warsaw
- Roundhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Stark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Hassan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hassan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassan
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dunkirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yoder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yoder is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alger. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alger.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Alger ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alger.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Alger. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Alger and those printed in the larger area surrounding Alger.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Alger.
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 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 Alger:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Hancock County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert County
- Wyandot 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> | 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 Alger, 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- Alger) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |