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 Allen Center (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 Allen Center. 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 Allen Center ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Allen Center: Allen Ctr. (or less commonly used: Allen Cen., Allen Cent. or Allen Cntr.)
You might see Allen Centre instead of Allen Center.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Allen Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Allen Center.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Allen Center is located in Union 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 Union County: Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Hardin, Logan, Madison & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Allen Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allen Center:
- Union County (The home county of Allen Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Milford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Unionville Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pharisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- New California
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Richwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kingscreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mutual
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Powhattan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Urbana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Carysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Saint Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Catawba
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- South Vienna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Northridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Oakwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Villa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Greenlawn Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Eagle City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Ostrander
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Bellepoint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Kerr Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Dublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hilliard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Darby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Alton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Flint ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Highway ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Lincoln Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- New Rome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Kenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Roundhead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knox County
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Middleburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Valley Hi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Iron City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Rushsylvania
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Belle Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Chuckery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Amity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Choctaw Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Gillivan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Summerford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chrisman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Prospect
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- La Rue
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Green Camp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- New Bloomington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Waldo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Conover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Morrow County
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Shelby County
- Maplewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allen Center, see our County-by-County Page for Allen Center.
Cemeteries Near Allen Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allen Center.
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 Allen Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allen Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Broderick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buck Run Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McDonald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Butcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- The Butcher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Amerine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (495 more) ...
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Connor 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>
While we didn't find Allen Center in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Allen Center.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Allen Center, with the one closest to Allen Center listed first.
- Pottersburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- North Lewisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milford Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Fountain Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Park is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Park
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brush Lake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Lake is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Lake
- Broadway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Irwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- East Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Liberty is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Cable
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cable is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- New Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allen Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allen Center.
Newspapers Published in Allen Center ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allen Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allen Center, 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 Allen Center.
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 Allen Center:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Knox County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Morrow County
- Shelby 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 Allen Center, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allen Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |