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 Allentown (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 Allentown. 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 doctors and 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.
Allentown is located in Allen 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 Allen County: Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Putnam & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near Allentown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allentown:
- Allen County (The home county of Allentown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Elida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Scotts Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Conant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Gomer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Shawnee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Southworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Spencerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delphos
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Landeck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Cridersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Buckland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Uniopolis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Wapakoneta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Moulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Saint Johns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Waynesfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Fryburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Santa Fe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Mount Cory
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- New Stark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Rawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jenera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Benton Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Alger
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McGuffey
(21 miles [33.8 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Roundhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Dola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Henry County
- Pleasant Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Russells Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Huntsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Mendon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mercer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Earley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Tama
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Celina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chickasaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Mandale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Grover Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Oakwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Fort Brown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Haviland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Charloe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Hedges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Broughton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Jones City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Rimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fort Jennings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ottoville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kalida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Muntanna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Pandora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Cloverdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Glandorf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ottawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Botkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kettlersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Jackson Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Anna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Filburns Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Maplewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Fort Laramie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Port Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Converse Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Venedocia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Middle Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Hoaglin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Van Wert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ohio City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allentown, see our County-by-County Page for Allentown.
Cemeteries Near Allentown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allentown.
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 Allentown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allentown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Allentown UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allentown UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the west of Lima.
- The Allentown UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allentown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653357 <3>
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gethsemani Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemani Cemetery
- The Gethsemani Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gersemane Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41045 <3>
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shawnee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Lima.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43388 <3>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Hollow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (420 more) ...
- Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Spencerville.
- The Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amanda Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39635 <3>
- Christie Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lima Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Allentown had a population of 99 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Allentown, with the one closest to Allentown listed first.
- Kemp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Elida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Conant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Scotts Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Hume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hume is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Gomer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cridersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yoder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yoder is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- West Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Southworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Spencerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rushmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rushmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Rimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allentown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allentown.
Newspapers Published in Allentown ...
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 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allentown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allentown, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allentown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Allentown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Allentown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Allentown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |