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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bowsherville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bowsherville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bowsherville, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bowsherville (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 Bowsherville. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Bowsherville is historic, it would have been located within present day Wyandot 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 Wyandot County: Crawford, Hancock, Hardin, Marion & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Bowsherville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bowsherville:
- Wyandot County (The home county of Bowsherville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowsherville, with the one closest to Bowsherville listed first.
- Harpster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Marseilles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Upper Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Kirby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wharton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Belle Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Carey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Duenquat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Sycamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Mexico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowsherville, with the one closest to Bowsherville listed first.
- Oceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Lemert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Bucyrus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Broken Sword
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- North Robinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Chatfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Galion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- New Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crestline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tiro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowsherville, with the one closest to Bowsherville listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Norton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Meredith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Radnor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Ashley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowsherville, with the one closest to Bowsherville listed first.
- Mount Blanchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vanlue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Williamstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Independence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- New Stark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Jenera
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Findlay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rawson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowsherville, with the one closest to Bowsherville listed first.
- Forest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McVitty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Pfeiffer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Kenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Victory
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Dola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huntersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McGuffey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jumbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowsherville, with the one closest to Bowsherville listed first.
- West Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Rushsylvania
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Marl City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- New Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowsherville, with the one closest to Bowsherville listed first.
- Morral
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- New Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Ruth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- La Rue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Logan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newmans
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Martel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Waldo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowsherville, with the one closest to Bowsherville listed first.
- Iberia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Shawtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Edison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cardington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- West Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Mount Gilead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richland County
- Bethlehem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowsherville, with the one closest to Bowsherville listed first.
- McCutchenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- New Riegel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Alvada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Tiffin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrothers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Bascom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fostoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Attica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bowsherville, with the one closest to Bowsherville listed first.
- Richwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Magnetic Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Raymond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bowsherville, see our County-by-County Page for Bowsherville.
Cemeteries Near Bowsherville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bowsherville.
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 Bowsherville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bowsherville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bowsherville, with the one closest to Bowsherville listed first.
- Bowsherville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hunt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Deal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Little Sandusky Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McClain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reber Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky Mausoleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stansbery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chandler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yoakum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Neff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pipetown Indian #1 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pipetown Indian #2 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Bowsherville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bowsherville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bowsherville, with the one closest to Bowsherville listed first.
- Harpster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Little Sandusky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Marseilles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Morral
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Douglass ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Douglass is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Upper Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Kirby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- DeCliff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- DeCliff is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCliff
- Espyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Espyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espyville
- Wyandot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Lovell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lovell is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ruth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Nevada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- La Rue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bowsherville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bowsherville.
Newspapers Published in Bowsherville ...
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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bowsherville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bowsherville, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bowsherville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bowsherville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wyandot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Seneca County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bowsherville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bowsherville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |