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 Elery (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 Elery. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Elery is located in Henry County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Lucas, Putnam, Williams & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Elery. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elery:
- Henry County (The home county of Elery)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elery, with the one closest to Elery listed first.
- Malinta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malinta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malinta
- Malinta is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malinta <2>
- Grelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Napoleon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- McClure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
- McClure is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <2>
- Okolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Bavaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bavaria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Liberty Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deshler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allen County
- Bluffton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elery, with the one closest to Elery listed first.
- Ayersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Defiance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Ney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sherwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
- Sherwood is located in Defiance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <2>
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elery, with the one closest to Elery listed first.
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plattston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Plattston
- From Elery to Plattston
- Wauseon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pettisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <2>
- West Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Archbold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eckley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eckley
- From Elery to Eckley
- Swanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Swanton is located in Fulton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanton <2>
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Advance
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ai
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Inlet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Inlet
- From Elery to Inlet
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elery, with the one closest to Elery listed first.
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hancock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hancock
- From Elery to Hancock
- McComb
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lewisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lewisburg
- From Elery to Lewisburg
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moffitt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moffitt
- From Elery to Moffitt
- Benton Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Van Buren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Van Buren is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <2>
- Findlay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
- Rawson is located in Hancock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawson <2>
- Mount Cory
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elery, with the one closest to Elery listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tondagamies Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <2>
- Waterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sharples
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Holland is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <2>
- Maumee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
- Maumee is located in Lucas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <2>
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elery, with the one closest to Elery listed first.
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Charloe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Brown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Renollet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Renollet
- From Elery to Renollet
- Melrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Murat ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Murat
- From Elery to Murat
- Mandale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hedges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hedges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hedges
- From Elery to Hedges
- Broughton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elery, with the one closest to Elery listed first.
- Belmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Miller City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller City
- Miller City is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miller City <2>
- West Leipsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leipsic Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leipsic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Townwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Townwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Townwood
- From Elery to Townwood
- Kieferville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kieferville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kieferville
- From Elery to Kieferville
- Continental
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
- Continental is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <2>
- Glandorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glandorf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandorf
- Glandorf is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,030 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glandorf <2>
- Ottawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dupont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dupont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
- Dupont is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dupont
- From Elery to Dupont
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elery, with the one closest to Elery listed first.
- Stryker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Unity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elery, with the one closest to Elery listed first.
- Custar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custar
- Custar is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custar <2>
- Milton Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grand Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <2>
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
- Hoytville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tontogany
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tontogany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tontogany
- Tontogany is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tontogany <2>
- Hammansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammansburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hammansburg
- From Elery to Hammansburg
- North Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Portage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- The Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Bowling Green
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Cygnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cygnet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cygnet
- Cygnet is located in Wood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cygnet <2>
- Lenawee County (MI)
- Morenci
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elery, see our County-by-County Page for Elery.
Cemeteries Near Elery ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elery.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elery covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elery, with the one closest to Elery listed first.
- Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Knipp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knipp Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knipp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Grelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grelton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Gunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gunn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gunn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Hoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Huston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Peace Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elery had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elery, with the one closest to Elery listed first.
- Malinta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malinta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malinta
- Malinta is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malinta <2>
- Holgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westhope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhope
- Westhope is located in Henry County
- Napoleon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Florida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- New Bavaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bavaria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- McClure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClure have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
- McClure is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClure <2>
- Okolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Deshler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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- Texas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Texas is located in Henry County
- Liberty Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Midway ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Defiance County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elery. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elery.
Newspapers Published in Elery ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elery.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elery, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elery.
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 Elery:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Lucas County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Lenawee County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elery. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Henry County: www.henrycountyohio.com/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<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 Elery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Elery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2975, Longitude: -84.0692 In this case, the coordinates for Elery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |