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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 Delphos (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 Delphos. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Delphos is primarily located in Allen County. A portion of Delphos extends into Van Wert 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 Allen County: Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Putnam & Van Wert.

Below are the counties that are near Delphos. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delphos:

  • Allen County     (The home county of Delphos)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delphos, with the one closest to Delphos listed first.
    • Scotts Crossing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Landeck
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Southworth
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gomer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Elida
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elida is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
    • Conant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Spencerville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cairo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • West Cairo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • West Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
    • Lima
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Shawnee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
      • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
    • Beaverdam
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Auglaize County
  • Defiance County
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delphos, with the one closest to Delphos listed first.
    • Mount Cory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Moffitt ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Rawson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Benton Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delphos, with the one closest to Delphos listed first.
    • Ada
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Ada is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
    • Alger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • McGuffey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • McGuffey is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delphos, with the one closest to Delphos listed first.
    • Pleasant Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • New Bavaria
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Holgate
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Mercer County
  • Paulding County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delphos, with the one closest to Delphos listed first.
    • Fort Jennings
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ottoville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rimer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jones City is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
    • Muntanna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Cloverdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Kalida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dupont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Columbus Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Hartsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Continental
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Glandorf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delphos, with the one closest to Delphos listed first.
    • Botkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kettlersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Van Wert County
  • Adams County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delphos, with the one closest to Delphos listed first.
    • Pleasant Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Decatur
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <1>
  • Allen County (IN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delphos, see our County-by-County Page for Delphos.

Cemeteries Near Delphos ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delphos.

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 Delphos - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delphos covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delphos, with the one closest to Delphos listed first.

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 Delphos had a population of 4,516 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Delphos had a population of 6,895 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Delphos, with the one closest to Delphos listed first.

  • Landeck
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Scotts Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rushmore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rushmore is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
  • Fort Jennings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Southworth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Middle Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ottoville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Venedocia
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Gomer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rimer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Douglas is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Converse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Elida
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elida is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
    • Wetsel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wetsel is located in Van Wert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetsel
    • Elgin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Delphos. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delphos.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Delphos ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delphos.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Delphos. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Delphos and those printed in the larger area surrounding Delphos.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Delphos.

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 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 Delphos:

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>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.
<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- Delphos) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Delphos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.