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 Botkins (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 Botkins. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Botkins is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan & Miami.
Below are the counties that are near Botkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Botkins:
- Shelby County (The home county of Botkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Anna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kettlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Jackson Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Maplewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Port Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Filburns Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Sidney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hardin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Fort Laramie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Dawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Fort Shawnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Conant
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Spencerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westminster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Harrod
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Southworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Lafayette
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Landeck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Fryburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Wapakoneta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Saint Johns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Santa Fe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Uniopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- New Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buckland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Saint Marys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cridersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Carysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christiansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Osgood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- North Star
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Versailles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Frenchtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- New Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Rossburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stelvideo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Ansonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Gettysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Lightsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Roundhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jumbo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Alger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- McGuffey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Ada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Russells Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Logansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Graff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- New Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Belle Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Bellefontaine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Marl City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rushsylvania
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Chickasaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Celina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mendon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Coldwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Henry
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mercer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Tama
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Burkettsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wendelin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Rockford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macedon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Polo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Fletcher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Piqua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Conover
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Covington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- West Covington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Casstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Troy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Jones City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Rimer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Elgin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Venedocia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Middle Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Botkins, see our County-by-County Page for Botkins.
Cemeteries Near Botkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Botkins.
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 Botkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Botkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Old Loramie Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Loramie Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rupert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schemmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Redman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Hittepole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Botkins had a population of 702 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Botkins had a population of 1,160 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Botkins, with the one closest to Botkins listed first.
- Kettlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fryburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Montra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- McCartyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCartyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartyville
- Jackson Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wapakoneta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Gutman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gutman is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutman
- Saint Johns
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- New Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Port Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Santa Fe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Botkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Botkins.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Botkins ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Botkins.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Botkins. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Botkins and those printed in the larger area surrounding Botkins.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Botkins.
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 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 Botkins:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Darke County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert 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> | 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 Botkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Botkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |