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 Dorninton (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 Dorninton. 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.
Dorninton is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Paulding, Van Wert & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Dorninton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dorninton:
- Putnam County (The home county of Dorninton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Kalida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kieferville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Dupont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Muntanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Continental
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glandorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Miller City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Fort Jennings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ottoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jones City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Gomer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Delphos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Elida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Landeck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Southworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Beaverdam
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Conant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Lafayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Cridersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Buckland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Uniopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Ayersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Defiance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Williamstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Jewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Brunersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Sherwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Mount Cory
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Hancock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Benton Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- McComb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rawson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Jenera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Stark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Findlay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Ada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Pleasant Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(12 miles [19.3 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hamler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Florida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Deshler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Malinta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Grelton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Napoleon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- McClure
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County
- Mendon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Mandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Oakwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Melrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Fort Brown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Charloe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Grover Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Hedges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Broughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Dague ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Haviland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Hoaglin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Middle Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scott
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Venedocia
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Converse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Van Wert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Converse Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Elgin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Monticello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Convoy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ohio City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abanaka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Hoytville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Custar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- North Baltimore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hammansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Edgerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dorninton, see our County-by-County Page for Dorninton.
Cemeteries Near Dorninton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dorninton.
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 Dorninton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dorninton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Varner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Comer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Isadores Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dickey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Myers Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the west of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42348 <3>
- Cascade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cascade Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Cloverdale.
- The Cascade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Myers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308500 <3>
- Clevenger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franconia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (409 more) ...
- Crow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crow Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northwest of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40459 <3>
- Kieferville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Dorninton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dorninton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dorninton, with the one closest to Dorninton listed first.
- Kalida
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Avis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Avis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Cascade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Huntstown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huntstown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntstown
- Muntanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Kieferville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Hector
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hector is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Dupont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Continental
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glandorf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Miller City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hartsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Wisterman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wisterman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisterman
- North Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- North Creek is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dorninton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dorninton.
Newspapers Published in Dorninton ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dorninton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dorninton, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dorninton.
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 helpful 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 Dorninton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Defiance County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert County
- Wood County
- Allen 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dorninton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Dorninton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |