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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Domerville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Domerville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Domerville, please Contact Us.
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 Domerville (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 Domerville. 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 doctors and 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Domerville is historic, it would have been located within present day Defiance 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 Defiance County: Allen (IN), DeKalb (IN), Henry, Paulding, Putnam & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Domerville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Domerville:
- Defiance County (The home county of Domerville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Jewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Brunersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Defiance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ayersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Ney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Archbold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pettisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Burlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Wauseon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Fayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Powers ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Advance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- West Delta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Delta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County
- Hancock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Okolona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Ridgeville Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Napoleon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holgate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- New Bavaria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Malinta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Liberty Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Grelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Hamler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McClure
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Whitehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Sharples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Emmett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Charloe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Cecil
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Fort Brown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Melrose
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Oakwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Paulding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hedges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Continental
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Kieferville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Miller City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Belmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- West Leipsic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Leipsic Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glandorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kalida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Muntanna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Van Wert County
- Scott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Stryker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Bryan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Unity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Holiday City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Kunkle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Montpelier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alvordton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jim Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Edgerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Blakeslee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Custar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tontogany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Steuben County (IN)
- Alvarado
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Waldron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Prattville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lickly Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Ransom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Munson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Morenci
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- North Morenci
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Canandaigua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Seneca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Weston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Domerville, see our County-by-County Page for Domerville.
Cemeteries Near Domerville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Domerville.
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 Domerville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Domerville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Domersville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Michaels Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tittle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Evansport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Evansport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (365 more) ...
- McCauley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Defiance County Children Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.
While we didn't find Domerville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Domerville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Domerville, with the one closest to Domerville listed first.
- Adams Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Ridge
- Jewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Evansport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Okolona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Ridgeville Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Brunersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Defiance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Midway ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Stryker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Archbold
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ayersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Napoleon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moats is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Domerville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Domerville.
Newspapers Published in Domerville ...
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 125 newspapers that have been published in the area around Domerville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Domerville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Domerville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Domerville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Defiance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- DeKalb County
- Steuben County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Domerville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Domerville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |