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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 Belle Center (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 Belle Center. 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.

Name Variations for Belle Center ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Other variations include: Belle Centre, Bellecenter and Bellecentre.

  • A typical abbreviation for Belle Center: Belle Ctr. (or less commonly used: Belle Cen., Belle Cent. or Belle Cntr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Belle Center is located in Logan County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Logan County: Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Shelby & Union.

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

  • Logan County     (The home county of Belle Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Center, with the one closest to Belle Center listed first.
    • New Richland
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Rushsylvania
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushsylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushsylvania
      • Rushsylvania is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushsylvania <2>
    • Huntsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <2>
    • Marl City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
      • Marl City is located in Logan County
    • Russells Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Point
      • Russells Point is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russells Point <2>
    • Bellefontaine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lakeview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <2>
    • Iron City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Logan County
    • Zanesfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zanesfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesfield
      • Zanesfield is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesfield <2>
    • West Mansfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
      • West Mansfield is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Valley Hi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Logansville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • De Graff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
      • De Graff is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Graff <2>
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Center, with the one closest to Belle Center listed first.
    • Harrod
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Westminster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lafayette
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Shawnee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
      • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
      • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
    • Lima
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaverdam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
      • Beaverdam is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverdam <2>
    • Bluffton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cairo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • West Cairo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
      • West Cairo is located in Allen County
    • Elida
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
      • Elida is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Auglaize County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Center, with the one closest to Belle Center listed first.
    • Santa Fe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Waynesfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Johns
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Uniopolis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fryburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fryburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
      • Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fryburg
      • From Belle Center to Fryburg
    • Cridersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cridersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cridersville
      • Cridersville is located in Auglaize County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cridersville <2>
    • Wapakoneta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pusheta Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
      • Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
    • Buckland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
      • Buckland is located in Auglaize County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Moulton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moulton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
      • Moulton is located in Auglaize County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moulton
      • From Belle Center to Moulton
    • New Knoxville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Champaign County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Center, with the one closest to Belle Center listed first.
    • Mingo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • North Lewisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Lewisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lewisburg
      • North Lewisburg is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Lewisburg <2>
    • Kingscreek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Carysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Millerstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Woodstock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Urbana
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Westville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Saint Paris
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mutual
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mutual have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
      • Mutual is located in Champaign County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Center, with the one closest to Belle Center listed first.
    • Kerr Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lybrand ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lybrand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
      • Lybrand is located in Delaware County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lybrand
      • From Belle Center to Lybrand
    • Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Center, with the one closest to Belle Center listed first.
    • New Stark
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
      • New Stark is located in Hancock County
    • Williamstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Hancock County
    • Arlington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Jenera
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Mount Blanchard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanchard
      • Mount Blanchard is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Blanchard <2>
    • Mount Cory
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Center, with the one closest to Belle Center listed first.
    • Jumbo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jumbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
      • Jumbo is located in Hardin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jumbo
      • From Belle Center to Jumbo
    • Ridgeway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Victory
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • McGuffey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGuffey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
      • McGuffey is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Kenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alger
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
      • Alger is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alger <2>
    • Huntersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
      • Huntersville is located in Hardin County
    • Pfeiffer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ada
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <2>
    • Dola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dola
      • Dola is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dola <2>
    • Dunkirk
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Dunkirk is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <2>
    • McVitty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Center, with the one closest to Belle Center listed first.
    • La Rue
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Rue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
      • La Rue is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • New Bloomington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
      • New Bloomington is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Green Camp
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
      • Green Camp is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Newmans
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Prospect
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <2>
    • Ruth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Marion County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ruth
      • From Belle Center to Ruth
    • Morral
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
      • Morral is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
  • Miami County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Center, with the one closest to Belle Center listed first.
    • Lena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Conover
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shelby County
  • Union County
  • Wyandot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Belle Center, with the one closest to Belle Center listed first.
    • Marseilles
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
      • Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Kirby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Kirby is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <2>
    • Wharton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wharton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
      • Wharton is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Harpster
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Belle Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Belle Center.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Belle Center Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Johnston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Northwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McKirahan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKirahan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKirahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sloan - Yelverton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sloan - Yelverton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sloan - Yelverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McGraw Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGraw Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGraw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fulton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dorman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miami Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miami Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miami Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Fairview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rushsylvania Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rushsylvania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rushsylvania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Sieg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sieg Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sieg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • New Roundhead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Roundhead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Roundhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Roundhead Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Roundhead Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Roundhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Belle Center had a population of 927 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Belle Center had a population of 810 people.

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

  • New Richland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Northwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
    • Northwood is located in Logan County
  • Yelverton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yelverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelverton
    • Yelverton is located in Hardin County
  • Huntsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
    • Huntsville is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <2>
  • Harper
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
    • Harper is located in Logan County
  • Rushsylvania
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushsylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushsylvania
    • Rushsylvania is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushsylvania <2>
  • Big Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Big Springs is located in Logan County
  • Roundhead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roundhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundhead
    • Roundhead is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roundhead <2>
  • Silver Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
    • Silver Creek is located in Hardin County
  • Jumbo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jumbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Jumbo is located in Hardin County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jumbo
    • From Belle Center to Jumbo
  • Walnut Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
  • Lewistown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
    • Lewistown is located in Logan County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Belle Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Belle Center.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Belle Center ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Belle Center.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Belle Center. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Belle Center and those printed in the larger area surrounding Belle Center.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6> of Belle Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Belle Center:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Belle Center. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Logan County: www.co.logan.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Belle Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Belle Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Belle Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5066, Longitude: -83.7483    









 

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