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 Buckhorn Corner (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 Buckhorn Corner. 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 Buckhorn Corner ...
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.
Another variation: Buck Horn Corner.
- A typical abbreviation for Buckhorn Corner: Buckhorn Cor. (or less commonly used: Buckhorn Crn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Buckhorn Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Buckhorn Corner.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Buckhorn Corner is located in Darke 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 Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Buckhorn Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Buckhorn Corner:
- Darke County (The home county of Buckhorn Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Union City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union City is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Lightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Coletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Rossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nashville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Dawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- New Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Brock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Minster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Bremen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Marys
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Burkettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Fort Recovery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Henry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macedon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Wabash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Scudder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Skeels Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Celina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Bloomer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Polo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Laura
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Ludlow Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Piqua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Wengerlawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Eldorado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Paris
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Verona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Russia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Laramie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Filburns Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Hardin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lockington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Kettlersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams County (IN)
- Geneva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blackford County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Ridertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Delaware County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Selma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Desoto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Granville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Granville is located in Delaware County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Liberty Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Henry County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Blountsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Mooreland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Boundary City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Salamonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Bluff Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Antiville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Antiville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Greene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greene is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Redkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Pony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pony is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Union City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Saratoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Spartanburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rural
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Stone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Snow Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Ridgeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Arba
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Fountain City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whitewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Williamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Economy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Spring Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Greens Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wells County (IN)
- Phenix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phenix is located in Wells County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Buckhorn Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Buckhorn Corner.
Cemeteries Near Buckhorn Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Buckhorn Corner.
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 Buckhorn Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Buckhorn Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- McFarland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brick Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hillgrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Snell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Raper Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Conklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Teegarden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Teagarden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (394 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duvall 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.<2>
While we didn't find Buckhorn Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Buckhorn Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Buckhorn Corner, with the one closest to Buckhorn Corner listed first.
- Union City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hill Grove is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Elroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elroy is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Cosmos
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cosmos is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
- Woodington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodington is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodington
- Lightsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Harrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Mount Heron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Heron is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Saratoga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bartonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bartonia is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Long
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Long is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Buckhorn Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Buckhorn Corner.
Newspapers Published in Buckhorn Corner ...
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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Buckhorn Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Buckhorn Corner, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Buckhorn Corner.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Buckhorn Corner:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Adams County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wayne County
- Wells 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 Buckhorn Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Buckhorn Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |