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 Elmira (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 Elmira. 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.
Elmira is located in Fulton 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 Fulton County: Hillsdale (MI), Lenawee (MI), Henry, Lucas & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Elmira. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elmira:
- Fulton County (The home county of Elmira)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
- Burlington
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Archbold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pettisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Powers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Wauseon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Advance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Oakshade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
- Jewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Ney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Defiance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Ayersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Sherwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Napoleon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Liberty Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Colton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Grelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- McClure
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Holgate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Bavaria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
- Sharples
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Berkey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Whitehouse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- 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
- 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
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Waterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Emmett
(27 miles [43.5 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
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Cecil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
- West Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stryker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alvordton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Holiday City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Pioneer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montpelier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jim Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Melbern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Ainger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Wood County
- Grand Rapids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- DeKalb County (IN)
- Butler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
- Alvarado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- York
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clear Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
- Waldron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Prattville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Lickly Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Ransom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Frontier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Shadyside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Locust Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Pittsford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Osseo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Steamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Camden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
- Munson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Morenci
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Canandaigua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Seneca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Weston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jasper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Sand Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Rollin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Ogden Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elmira, see our County-by-County Page for Elmira.
Cemeteries Near Elmira ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elmira.
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 Elmira - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elmira covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wyse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lauber Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gull Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eckley Amish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lockport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rupp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Pettisville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Elmira had a population of 93 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elmira, with the one closest to Elmira listed first.
- Archbold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zone is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zone
- Pettisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Tedrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tedrow is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow
- West Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stryker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wauseon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Alvordton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ottokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ottokee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottokee
- Primrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Primrose is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Munson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Ridgeville Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Oakshade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elmira. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmira.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Elmira ...
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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmira.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Elmira. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Elmira and those printed in the larger area surrounding Elmira.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<2> of Elmira.
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 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 Elmira:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Paulding County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- DeKalb County
- Steuben County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee 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 '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- Elmira) 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 Elmira, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |