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 Arthur (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 Arthur. 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.
Arthur is located in Paulding 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 Paulding County: Allen (IN), Defiance, Putnam & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near Arthur. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arthur:
- Paulding County (The home county of Arthur)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Charloe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Fort Brown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Murat ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Hedges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Emmett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Broughton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Mandale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Cecil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Delphos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Scotts Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Landeck
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Elida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Southworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Ayersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Defiance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Brunersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Jewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Sherwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Archbold
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pettisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Wauseon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- McComb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Pleasant Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Holgate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Florida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Elery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Hamler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Malinta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Deshler
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McClure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Hartsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Continental
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kieferville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Miller City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Muntanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Kalida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottoville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glandorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Leipsic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Leipsic Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Fort Jennings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Hoaglin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Scott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Van Wert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Convoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Venedocia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Dixon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Stryker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bryan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Melbern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Edgerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Blakeslee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Custar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Hoytville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Grand Rapids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Edgerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Woodburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dixon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Harlan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monroeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zulu
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Saint Joe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spencerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Arthur, see our County-by-County Page for Arthur.
Cemeteries Near Arthur ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arthur.
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 Arthur - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Arthur covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Ice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mansfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Myers Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the south of Defiance.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42347 <3>
- Cromley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoover Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Oakwood.
- The Hoover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thomas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319340 <3>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Klein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dotterer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- Blakeslee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sherman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Oakwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43405 <3>
- Ayersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville Cemetery
- The Ayersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Bend & Ayersville Cemetery
- Pleasant Bend Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1687547 <3>
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, Arthur had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Arthur, with the one closest to Arthur listed first.
- Rice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rice is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Ayersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Charloe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Defiance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashwood is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Melrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Hartsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Midway ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Brunersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Goodwin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Continental
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wisterman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wisterman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisterman
- North Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Creek is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Pleasant Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Arthur. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arthur.
Newspapers Published in Arthur ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arthur.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arthur, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arthur.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Arthur:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Paulding County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Allen County
- DeKalb 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arthur) 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 Arthur, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |