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 Arbela (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 Arbela. 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 and doctors 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.
Arbela 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 Arbela. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arbela:
- Union County (The home county of Arbela)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- Summersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Richwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Marysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Dover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Milford Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New California
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- Santa Fe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Waynesfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woodstock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mingo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mechanicsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mutual
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Crawford County
- Oceola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Meredith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Radnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Norton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Dublin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Mount Blanchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Stark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- Mount Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Pfeiffer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Kenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McVitty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Jumbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Patterson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Roundhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- West Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Rushsylvania
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middleburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Zanesfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Belle Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Bellefontaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- Chuckery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Amity
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- La Rue
(6 miles [9.7 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
- New Bloomington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Green Camp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Newmans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Marion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Morral
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Logan ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- Westfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Shawtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Cardington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- Marseilles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Harpster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wyandot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Upper Sandusky
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Wharton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Nevada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arbela, see our County-by-County Page for Arbela.
Cemeteries Near Arbela ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arbela.
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 Arbela - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arbela covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- Burnside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Byhalia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Schertzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertzer Cemetery
- The Schertzer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Cheney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- York Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sommersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Guthery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Stony Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zieg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 in 1895, Arbela had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arbela, with the one closest to Arbela listed first.
- Byhalia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byhalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
- Marshs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marshs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshs
- Richwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Rue
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Claiborne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- West Mansfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Broadway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- DeCliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- DeCliff is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCliff
- Ridgeway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hepburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hepburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pharisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Pfeiffer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arbela. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arbela.
Newspapers Published in Arbela ...
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 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arbela.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arbela, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arbela.
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 Arbela:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Arbela) 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 Arbela, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |