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 Benton Ridge (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 Benton Ridge. 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 Benton Ridge ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Benton Ridge: Benton Rdg. (or less commonly used: Benton Rdge. or Benton Ridg.)
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Benton Ridge 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 Benton Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Benton Ridge:
- Hancock County (The home county of Benton Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Ridge, with the one closest to Benton Ridge listed first.
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Rawson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Cory
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Findlay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McComb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jenera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Stark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Ridge, with the one closest to Benton Ridge listed first.
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Harrod
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Gomer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lima
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Fort Shawnee
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Scotts Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Ridge, with the one closest to Benton Ridge listed first.
- Waynesfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Cridersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance County
- Ayersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Ridge, with the one closest to Benton Ridge listed first.
- Ada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Alger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McGuffey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- McVitty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Grant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Kenton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jumbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Ridge, with the one closest to Benton Ridge listed first.
- Deshler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hamler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Bavaria
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Pleasant Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Elery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Holgate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- McClure
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Florida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Ridge, with the one closest to Benton Ridge listed first.
- Mandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Ridge, with the one closest to Benton Ridge listed first.
- Gilboa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Townwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Pandora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Leipsic Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Ottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Columbus Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glandorf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Miller City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kalida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Ridge, with the one closest to Benton Ridge listed first.
- Alvada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Fostoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Riegel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Bascom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McCutchenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Ridge, with the one closest to Benton Ridge listed first.
- Hoytville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- North Baltimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Hammansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Bloomdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cygnet
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Custar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jerry City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Milton Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Six Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- West Millgrove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Benton Ridge, with the one closest to Benton Ridge listed first.
- Wharton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Carey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kirby
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marseilles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Upper Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Benton Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Benton Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Benton Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Benton Ridge.
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 Benton Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Benton Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Benton Ridge, with the one closest to Benton Ridge listed first.
- Benton Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Flick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Knepper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Schwartz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aurand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clymer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horn Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- Cannonsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Keller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County Infirmary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Benton Ridge had a population of 250 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Benton Ridge had a population of 289 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Benton Ridge, with the one closest to Benton Ridge listed first.
- Rawson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Mount Cory
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chase is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Gilboa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Cordelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cordelia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Jenera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Findlay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McComb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shawtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shawtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Portage Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Portage Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Center
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Deweyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Pandora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Benton Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Benton Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Benton Ridge ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Benton Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Benton Ridge, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Benton Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Benton Ridge:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Defiance County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Seneca County
- Wood 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> | 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 Benton Ridge, 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- Benton Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |