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 Dola (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 Dola. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Dola is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Dola. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dola:
- Hardin County (The home county of Dola)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dola, with the one closest to Dola listed first.
- Dunkirk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Ada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McGuffey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- McVitty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Pfeiffer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dola, with the one closest to Dola listed first.
- Bluffton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harrod
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beaverdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Westminster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Lima
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Shawnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Elida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Gomer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Scotts Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dola, with the one closest to Dola listed first.
- Waynesfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Uniopolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Saint Johns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Santa Fe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Cridersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wapakoneta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fryburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dola, with the one closest to Dola listed first.
- Williamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- New Stark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jenera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Blanchard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Rawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Cory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Benton Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Vanlue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Findlay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dola, with the one closest to Dola listed first.
- Belle Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Rushsylvania
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marl City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Russells Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Bellefontaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Iron City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Zanesfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dola, with the one closest to Dola listed first.
- La Rue
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Morral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Green Camp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dola, with the one closest to Dola listed first.
- Pandora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Gilboa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Columbus Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Townwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Glandorf
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- West Leipsic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Rimer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Belmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dola, with the one closest to Dola listed first.
- Alvada
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Adrian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- McCutchenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Riegel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fostoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby County
- Jackson Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- Summersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dola, with the one closest to Dola listed first.
- Bairdstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Bloomdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Baltimore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hoytville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Eagleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Hammansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dola, with the one closest to Dola listed first.
- Wharton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Kirby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marseilles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Carey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Sandusky
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Harpster
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Belle Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Nevada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Sycamore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Duenquat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Wyandot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dola, see our County-by-County Page for Dola.
Cemeteries Near Dola ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dola.
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 Dola - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dola covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dola, with the one closest to Dola listed first.
- Dola Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dunkirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cessna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williamstown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McElroy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hasson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riley Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shadley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hueston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
While we didn't find Dola in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dola.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dola, with the one closest to Dola listed first.
- Dunkirk
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- New Stark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Hassan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hassan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassan
- Ada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McGuffey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Foraker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Foraker is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jenera
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McVitty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cordelia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cordelia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dola. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dola.
Newspapers Published in Dola ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dola.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dola, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dola.
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 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 Dola:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Hancock County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Putnam County
- Seneca County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wood County
- Wyandot 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 Dola, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Dola) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |