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 East Liberty (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 East Liberty. 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 East Liberty ...
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 East Liberty: E. Liberty
You might be interested in other communities that are also named East Liberty. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Liberty.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
East Liberty is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near East Liberty. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to East Liberty:
- Logan County (The home county of East Liberty)
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Middleburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- West Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Valley Hi
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marl City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Bellefontaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Rushsylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- De Graff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Santa Fe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Waynesfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Saint Johns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Kingscreek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mechanicsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mutual
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Urbana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Westville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Millerstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Carysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Saint Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Christiansburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Catawba
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Northridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Villa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Oakwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- South Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Dialton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Greenlawn Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Lawrenceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- North Hampton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Ostrander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Sandy Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hill is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
- Scioto Bridge ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Scioto Bridge is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Bridge
- White Sulphur Springs Station ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White Sulphur Springs Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs Station
- White Sulphur Springs Station has also been known as:
- White Sulphur
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Dublin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hilliard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Ridgeway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Jumbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Roundhead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McGuffey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Huntersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McVitty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Alger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Chuckery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Amity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Choctaw Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Gillivan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Summerford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- La Rue
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Prospect
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Green Camp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Waldo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Marion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Conover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Fletcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Maplewood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Jackson Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Port Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Montra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Pasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Sidney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Milford Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pharisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- New Dover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Magnetic Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Richwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New California
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Wyandot County
- Marseilles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to East Liberty, see our County-by-County Page for East Liberty.
Cemeteries Near East Liberty ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Liberty.
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 East Liberty - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for East Liberty covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- East Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Darby Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Banks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Marmon Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Middleburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Euans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- North Greenfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Inskeep Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (486 more) ...
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pickrelltown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that East Liberty had a population of 372 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from East Liberty, with the one closest to East Liberty listed first.
- North Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- North Greenfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
- New Jerusalem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Jerusalem is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- West Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Zanesfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Pottersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peoria is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Mingo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Broadway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bellefontaine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kennard is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Liberty. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Liberty.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of East Liberty ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Liberty.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of East Liberty. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of East Liberty and those printed in the larger area surrounding East Liberty.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of East Liberty.
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 professional and volunteer 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 East Liberty:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Union 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 East Liberty, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- East Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |