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 Byhalia (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 Byhalia. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Byhalia is located in Union 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 Union County: Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Hardin, Logan, Madison & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Byhalia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Byhalia:
- Union County (The home county of Byhalia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- Summersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Richwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Marysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Milford Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Unionville Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New California
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Allen County
- Harrod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- Santa Fe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Waynesfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mingo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mechanicsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mutual
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Urbana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Radnor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Meredith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Ostrander
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Sandy Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hill is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- New Stark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- Mount Victory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Pfeiffer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Kenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Jumbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- McVitty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Roundhead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McGuffey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Dola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- West Mansfield
(5 miles [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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Middleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Zanesfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Belle Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Iron City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russells Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- Chuckery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Plumwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- La Rue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Newmans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Camp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Ruth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Waldo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Logan ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Caledonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Shawtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Cardington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- Jackson Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maplewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- Marseilles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Harpster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wyandot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Upper Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Wharton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Nevada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Byhalia, see our County-by-County Page for Byhalia.
Cemeteries Near Byhalia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Byhalia.
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 Byhalia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Byhalia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- Byhalia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- York Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burnside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sommersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Schertzer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schertzer Cemetery
- The Schertzer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hathaway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Southard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Early Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (486 more) ...
- Mt. Victory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Byhalia had a population of 278 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Byhalia, with the one closest to Byhalia listed first.
- Arbela
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arbela is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
- West Mansfield
(5 miles [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
- Claiborne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Marshs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marshs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshs
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- North Greenfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Greenfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Broadway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Richwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Peoria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peoria is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- La Rue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Big Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- East Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Pharisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Byhalia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Byhalia.
Newspapers Published in Byhalia ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Byhalia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Byhalia, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Byhalia.
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 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 Byhalia:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Shelby County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Byhalia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Byhalia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |