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 Cranberry Prairie (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 Cranberry Prairie. 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 Cranberry Prairie ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Cranberry Prairie: Cranberry Pr.
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 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 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.
Cranberry Prairie is located in Mercer 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 Mercer County: Adams (IN), Jay (IN), Auglaize, Darke, Shelby & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near Cranberry Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cranberry Prairie:
- Mercer County (The home county of Cranberry Prairie)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranberry Prairie, with the one closest to Cranberry Prairie listed first.
- Saint Henry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burkettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Montezuma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Celina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Macedon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Fort Recovery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wabash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Earley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Scudder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranberry Prairie, with the one closest to Cranberry Prairie listed first.
- Spencerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Conant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Southworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Landeck
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Fort Shawnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranberry Prairie, with the one closest to Cranberry Prairie listed first.
- Minster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Bremen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Marys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Moulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Buckland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Wapakoneta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fryburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Cridersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Uniopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranberry Prairie, with the one closest to Cranberry Prairie listed first.
- North Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Osgood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Rossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Lightsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Ansonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Dawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Versailles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranberry Prairie, with the one closest to Cranberry Prairie listed first.
- Bloomer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Polo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Piqua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Laura
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Potsdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Fletcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Ludlow Falls
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Troy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranberry Prairie, with the one closest to Cranberry Prairie listed first.
- Fort Laramie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Filburns Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Russia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Kettlersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hardin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Anna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Botkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lockington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Sidney
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Montra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranberry Prairie, with the one closest to Cranberry Prairie listed first.
- Monticello
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Elgin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Converse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Schumm
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Abanaka
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Ohio City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Willshire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Venedocia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Wren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adams County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranberry Prairie, with the one closest to Cranberry Prairie listed first.
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Pleasant Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranberry Prairie, with the one closest to Cranberry Prairie listed first.
- Salamonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jay City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Boundary City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Bluff Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Portland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bryant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antiville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Antiville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Collett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Blaine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Blaine is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greene is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cranberry Prairie, with the one closest to Cranberry Prairie listed first.
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Haysville Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Saratoga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Spartanburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Winchester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rural
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Arba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(30 miles [48.3 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>
- 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 Cranberry Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Cranberry Prairie.
Cemeteries Near Cranberry Prairie ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cranberry Prairie.
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 Cranberry Prairie - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cranberry Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cranberry Prairie, with the one closest to Cranberry Prairie listed first.
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cassella Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Rose Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Aloysious Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Henry Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holsapple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Sebastian Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Teacup Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (422 more) ...
- St. Louis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maria Stein Convent 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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Cranberry Prairie had a population of 32 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cranberry Prairie, with the one closest to Cranberry Prairie listed first.
- Cassella
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cassella is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassella
- Saint Rosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Rosa is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
- Carthagena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carthagena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthagena
- Saint Henry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burkettsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Star
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Steinman ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Steinman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinman
- Maria Stein
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sebastian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastian is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- New Weston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delvin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Delvin is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delvin
- Osgood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Chickasaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Philothea
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Philothea is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philothea
- Wendelin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cranberry Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cranberry Prairie.
Newspapers Published in Cranberry Prairie ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cranberry Prairie.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cranberry Prairie, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cranberry Prairie.
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 websites either 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 Cranberry Prairie:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Darke County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert County
- Adams County
- Jay County
- Randolph 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 Cranberry Prairie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cranberry Prairie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |