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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Clevengers. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Clevengers to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Clevengers, 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 Clevengers (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 Clevengers. 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 Clevengers ...
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.
Another variation: Clevenger.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Clevengers. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clevengers.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Clevengers is historic, it would have been located within present day Putnam 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 Putnam County: Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Paulding, Van Wert & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Clevengers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clevengers:
- Putnam County (The home county of Clevengers)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Kalida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Rimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Columbus Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muntanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Glandorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Fort Jennings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ottoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kieferville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Dupont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continental
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Gomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Scotts Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Elida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Delphos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Landeck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Southworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Conant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Lafayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Cridersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buckland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Uniopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Wapakoneta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waynesfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Moulton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Saint Johns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Fryburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Saint Marys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Ayersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Defiance
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Jewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Brunersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Mount Cory
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Benton Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Rawson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Hancock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jenera
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Stark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Findlay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Ada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McGuffey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Dola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Pleasant Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Hamler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Holgate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Deshler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Florida
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Malinta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Okolona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Grelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Napoleon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Mendon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Rockford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Mandale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Melrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Fort Brown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Grover Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Charloe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Hedges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Broughton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Dague ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Haviland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Middle Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoaglin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Venedocia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Converse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Scott
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Van Wert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Ohio City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Convoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Abanaka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Hoytville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Custar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- North Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clevengers, see our County-by-County Page for Clevengers.
Cemeteries Near Clevengers ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clevengers.
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 Clevengers - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clevengers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Clevenger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keirns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clerenger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Comer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Holden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Raabe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Varner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- Truro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Myers Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42348 <4>
- Varner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Clevengers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clevengers.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clevengers, with the one closest to Clevengers listed first.
- Kalida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Avis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Rimer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Vaughnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Vaughnsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughnsville
- Columbus Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muntanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Jennings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rushmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rushmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Gomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glandorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Huntstown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntstown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntstown
- Ottoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clevengers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clevengers.
Newspapers Published in Clevengers ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clevengers.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clevengers, 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 Clevengers.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Clevengers:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Defiance County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert County
- Wood 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 Clevengers, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clevengers) 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. |