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 Delta Heights (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 Delta Heights. 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 Delta Heights ...
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 Delta Heights: Delta Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Delta Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Delta Heights.
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 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.
Delta Heights is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hillsdale (MI), Lenawee (MI), Henry, Lucas & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Delta Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Delta Heights:
- Fulton County (The home county of Delta Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta Heights, with the one closest to Delta Heights listed first.
- Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Siney ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Ai
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Lytton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Swanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Advance
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Wauseon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Assumption
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta Heights, with the one closest to Delta Heights listed first.
- Jewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Ayersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Brunersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Defiance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- Hancock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta Heights, with the one closest to Delta Heights listed first.
- Colton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McClure
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Napoleon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Ridgeville Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Malinta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Okolona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Elery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Florida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Holgate
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hamler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta Heights, with the one closest to Delta Heights listed first.
- Sharples
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Whitehouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Berkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Holland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Maumee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Putnam County
- Belmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta Heights, with the one closest to Delta Heights listed first.
- Stryker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Unity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Alvordton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kunkle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pulaski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Holiday City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Bryan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pioneer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Jim Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta Heights, with the one closest to Delta Heights listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haskins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tontogany
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perrysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Bates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Dowling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Custar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Arbor Hills
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arbor Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Hills
- Bowling Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta Heights, with the one closest to Delta Heights listed first.
- Waldron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Prattville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lickly Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Locust Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Pittsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta Heights, with the one closest to Delta Heights listed first.
- Ogden Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Morenci
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Morenci
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Seneca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Sand Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Blissfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Munson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Canandaigua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Delta Heights, with the one closest to Delta Heights listed first.
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Lambertville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Petersburg Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Petersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Temperance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Vienna Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Federman ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Federman is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
- Lulu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lulu is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
- Erie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Delta Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Delta Heights.
Cemeteries Near Delta Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delta Heights.
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 Delta Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Delta Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Delta Heights, with the one closest to Delta Heights listed first.
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Delta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fulton Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Salsberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berkebile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- The Zion UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Zion Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44276 <2>
- Ai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aetna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Ruppert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruppert Cemetery
- The Ruppert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Darby Cemetery
- Gould Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43040 <2>
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Richards 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.<3>
While we didn't find Delta Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Delta Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Delta Heights, with the one closest to Delta Heights listed first.
- Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Winameg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winameg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winameg
- Ai
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Siney ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Swanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ottokee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ottokee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottokee
- Wauseon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Colton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Lyons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seward is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Liberty Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Neapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakshade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Metamora
(10 miles [16.1 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 Delta Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Delta Heights.
Newspapers Published in Delta Heights ...
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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delta Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delta Heights, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Delta Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Delta Heights:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Putnam County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe 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> | 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> | 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 Delta Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Delta Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |