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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 Arlington (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 Arlington. 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 southwest 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 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.

Arlington is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Allen, Hardin, Henry, Putnam, Seneca, Wood & Wyandot.

Below are the counties that are near Arlington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arlington:

  • Hancock County     (The home county of Arlington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Jenera
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Blanchard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Williamstown
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Williamstown is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • New Stark
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • New Stark is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
    • Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Rawson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Cory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Findlay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Vanlue
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Benton Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Lewisburg ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Moffitt ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wineland ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Wineland is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Bluffton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Beaverdam
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrod
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Westminster
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Cairo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • West Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
    • Cairo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • Lima
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gomer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Fort Shawnee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
      • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
    • Elida
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • Auglaize County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Waynesfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cridersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Uniopolis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crawford County
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Dola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Dunkirk
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Forest
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • McVitty
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Patterson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Patterson is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Ada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ada is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
    • Grant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Huntersville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Huntersville is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
    • McGuffey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McGuffey is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Alger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pfeiffer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jumbo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Henry County
  • Logan County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • La Rue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • La Rue is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Morral
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Morral is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • New Bloomington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Bloomington is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Gurley ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gurley is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Gilboa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pandora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pandora is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
    • Townwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Leipsic Junction
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leipsic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ottawa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Belmore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Belmore is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • West Leipsic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Glandorf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jones City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jones City is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
    • Miller City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kalida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Seneca County
  • Wood County
  • Wyandot County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arlington, see our County-by-County Page for Arlington.

Cemeteries Near Arlington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arlington.

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 Arlington - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arlington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.

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 Arlington had a population of 371 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Arlington had a population of 1,431 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.

  • Jenera
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Williamstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Williamstown is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
  • Mount Blanchard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Houcktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Houcktown is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcktown
  • Hassan ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hassan is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassan
  • New Stark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • New Stark is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
  • Dunkirk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pratts
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pratts is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
  • Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cordelia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cordelia is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
  • Rawson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Wharton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Wharton is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Mount Cory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • McVitty
      (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 Arlington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arlington.

Newspapers Published in Arlington ...

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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arlington, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arlington.

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 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 Arlington:

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 Arlington, 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- Arlington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.