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 Columbus Grove (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 Columbus Grove. 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 Columbus Grove ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Columbus Grove: Columbus Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Columbus Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Columbus Grove.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Columbus Grove is located in 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 Columbus Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Columbus Grove:
- Putnam County (The home county of Columbus Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Grove, with the one closest to Columbus Grove listed first.
- Pandora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Ottawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Glandorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kalida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Gilboa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Fort Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leipsic Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Miller City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Leipsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Muntanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Grove, with the one closest to Columbus Grove listed first.
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Beaverdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gomer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Delphos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Shawnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Westminster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Harrod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Grove, with the one closest to Columbus Grove listed first.
- Cridersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Waynesfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Buckland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Saint Johns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Wapakoneta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Moulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Fryburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Santa Fe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Grove, with the one closest to Columbus Grove listed first.
- Ayersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Defiance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Grove, with the one closest to Columbus Grove listed first.
- Mount Cory
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Rawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Benton Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Jenera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Stark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Hancock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Findlay
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Grove, with the one closest to Columbus Grove listed first.
- Ada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Dola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Dunkirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jumbo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Roundhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McVitty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Grant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Kenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Grove, with the one closest to Columbus Grove listed first.
- Pleasant Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Deshler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hamler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holgate
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Elery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Malinta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Grelton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Logan County
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mercer County
- Mendon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Grove, with the one closest to Columbus Grove listed first.
- Mandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Grover Hill
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Fort Brown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Charloe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Hedges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Broughton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Dague ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Haviland
(28 miles [45.1 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 Columbus Grove, with the one closest to Columbus Grove listed first.
- Middle Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Converse Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Venedocia
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Hoaglin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Elgin
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Scott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Van Wert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ohio City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Columbus Grove, with the one closest to Columbus Grove listed first.
- Hoytville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- North Baltimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Custar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hammansburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Bairdstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- 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
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Columbus Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Columbus Grove.
Cemeteries Near Columbus Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Columbus Grove.
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 Columbus Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Columbus Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Columbus Grove, with the one closest to Columbus Grove listed first.
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Truro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bogart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wisely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Altstaetter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clerenger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pandora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Hilty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Columbus Grove had a population of 1,677 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Columbus Grove had a population of 2,061 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Columbus Grove, with the one closest to Columbus Grove listed first.
- Vaughnsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughnsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughnsville
- Pandora
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Ottawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaverdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glandorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Gomer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kalida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilboa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Avis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Rushmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rushmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Elida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Columbus Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Columbus Grove.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Columbus Grove ...
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 Columbus Grove.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Columbus Grove. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Columbus Grove and those printed in the larger area surrounding Columbus Grove.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Columbus Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Columbus Grove:
- 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
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert County
- Wood 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 Columbus Grove, 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' (or 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- Columbus Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |