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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ashwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ashwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ashwood, please Contact Us.
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 Ashwood (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 Ashwood. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Ashwood is historic, it would have been located within present day Defiance 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 Defiance County: Allen (IN), DeKalb (IN), Henry, Paulding, Putnam & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Ashwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashwood:
- Defiance County (The home county of Ashwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Defiance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brunersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Sherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ayersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Ney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Hicksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Allen County
- Delphos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Archbold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pettisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Burlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- 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)
- Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Florida
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Pleasant Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Okolona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- New Bavaria
(15 miles [24.1 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Napoleon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Hamler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Malinta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Liberty Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Emmett
(5 miles [8 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
- Cecil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Charloe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Fort Brown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Paulding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hedges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Melrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Hartsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Continental
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Cloverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Miller City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Muntanna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Ottoville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kalida
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Jennings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Glandorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Leipsic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hoaglin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Convoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Van Wert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dixon
(27 miles [43.5 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 Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Bryan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Stryker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Melbern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Edgerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- West Unity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Montpelier
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Blakeslee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Kunkle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Edon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Edgerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Woodburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Grabill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dixon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Zulu
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Monroeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leo-Cedarville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Saint Joe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Butler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spencerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Moore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Alvarado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Hamilton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashwood, see our County-by-County Page for Ashwood.
Cemeteries Near Ashwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashwood.
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 Ashwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cromley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Renollet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Klein Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New St. Stephens Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kinzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Junction Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Foster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (346 more) ...
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.
Ashwood itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashwood, with the one closest to Ashwood listed first.
- The Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bend is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bend
- Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Emmett
(5 miles [8 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
- Defiance
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brunersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Sherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reids ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reids is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Moats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moats is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats
- Cecil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Charloe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Ayersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paulding
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashwood.
Newspapers Published in Ashwood ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashwood, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashwood.
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 Ashwood:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Defiance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert County
- Williams County
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Steuben County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Ashwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Ashwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |