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 Bostelmans Corners (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 Bostelmans Corners. 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 Bostelmans Corners ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bostelmans Corners: Bostelmans Cors.
- While the name of this community is Bostelmans Corners, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bostelmans Corners may originally have been Bostelman's Corners.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bostelmans Corners might be written as Bostelman Corners.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bostelmans Corners is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Lucas, Putnam, Williams & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Bostelmans Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bostelmans Corners:
- Henry County (The home county of Bostelmans Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- Napoleon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Liberty Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Malinta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holgate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grelton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Colton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- McClure
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Bavaria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- Jewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Brunersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Defiance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Ayersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Ney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sherwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- Pettisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Wauseon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Archbold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- West Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Advance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Oakshade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Whitehouse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Sharples
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Waterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berkey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maumee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Emmett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Charloe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Fort Brown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Oakwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Cecil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Murat ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Paulding
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- Kieferville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Continental
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Miller City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Belmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Hartsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- West Leipsic
(23 miles [37 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
- Leipsic Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Townwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Glandorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- Stryker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Unity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Bryan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alvordton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Holiday City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Montpelier
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Pioneer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Blakeslee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Custar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tontogany
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Haskins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hoytville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- The Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Portage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hammansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Cygnet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- Waldron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Prattville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lickly Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Ransom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- Morenci
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Munson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- North Morenci
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Weston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Seneca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Canandaigua
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ogden Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Sand Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bostelmans Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Bostelmans Corners.
Cemeteries Near Bostelmans Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bostelmans Corners.
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 Bostelmans Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bostelmans Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- St. Pauls Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bremer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (370 more) ...
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tittle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Bostelmans Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bostelmans Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bostelmans Corners, with the one closest to Bostelmans Corners listed first.
- Napoleon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Adams Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Ridge
- Okolona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Pettisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Jewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Liberty Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wauseon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Archbold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Elery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Malinta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Evansport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holgate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bostelmans Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bostelmans Corners.
Newspapers Published in Bostelmans Corners ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bostelmans Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bostelmans Corners, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bostelmans Corners.
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 websites either 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 Bostelmans Corners:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Lucas County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bostelmans Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bostelmans Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |