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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Etties - Burg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Etties - Burg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Etties - Burg, please Contact Us.
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- 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 Etties - Burg (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 Etties - Burg. 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 Etties - Burg ...
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.
While the name of this community is Etties - Burg, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Etties - Burg may originally have been Ettie's - Burg.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Etties - Burg might be written as Ettie - Burg.
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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Etties - Burg is historic, it would have been located within present day Paulding 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 Paulding County: Allen (IN), Defiance, Putnam & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near Etties - Burg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Etties - Burg:
- Paulding County (The home county of Etties - Burg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Etties - Burg, with the one closest to Etties - Burg listed first.
- Oakwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Fort Brown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Murat ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Melrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Charloe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Mandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Grover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Hedges
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Broughton
(9 miles [14.5 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etties - Burg, with the one closest to Etties - Burg listed first.
- Delphos
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Scotts Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Gomer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Landeck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Elida
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Southworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Cairo
(23 miles [37 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Conant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Spencerville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etties - Burg, with the one closest to Etties - Burg listed first.
- Ayersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Defiance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Brunersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Jewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Sherwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hicksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- Archbold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etties - Burg, with the one closest to Etties - Burg listed first.
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- McComb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Cory
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Benton Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etties - Burg, with the one closest to Etties - Burg listed first.
- Pleasant Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- Florida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Hamler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Malinta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Napoleon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Deshler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Grelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Mercer County
- Mendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etties - Burg, with the one closest to Etties - Burg listed first.
- Hartsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Dupont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continental
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kieferville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Muntanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Miller City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ottoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kalida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glandorf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etties - Burg, with the one closest to Etties - Burg listed first.
- Hoaglin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Scott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Middle Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Van Wert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Venedocia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Convoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Elgin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Converse Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Dixon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Ohio City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etties - Burg, with the one closest to Etties - Burg listed first.
- Bryan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stryker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Melbern
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Etties - Burg, with the one closest to Etties - Burg listed first.
- Custar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Etties - Burg, with the one closest to Etties - Burg listed first.
- Edgerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Dixon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Woodburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monroeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Zulu
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Harlan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Etties - Burg, see our County-by-County Page for Etties - Burg.
Cemeteries Near Etties - Burg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Etties - Burg.
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 Etties - Burg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Etties - Burg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Etties - Burg, with the one closest to Etties - Burg listed first.
- Prairie Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kingery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hertel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Auglaize Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auglaize Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Auglaize Chapel Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Melrose and Mandale. The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the northwest of Mandale.
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoover Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the northwest of Oakwood.
- The Hoover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thomas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319340 <6>
- Mellinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boutwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (378 more) ...
- Carlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sherman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sherman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the northwest of Oakwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43405 <6>
- Blakeslee 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.
While we didn't find Etties - Burg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Etties - Burg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Etties - Burg, with the one closest to Etties - Burg listed first.
- Hartsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Dupont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Continental
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Charloe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Rice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rice is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Goodwin ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Goodwin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Plumbs Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plumbs Cross Roads is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumbs Cross Roads
- Huntstown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntstown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntstown
- Cascade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Hector
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hector is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Wisterman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wisterman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisterman
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Grover Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Muntanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Etties - Burg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Etties - Burg.
Newspapers Published in Etties - Burg ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Etties - Burg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Etties - Burg, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Etties - Burg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Etties - Burg:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Paulding County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Mercer County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert County
- Williams County
- Wood County
- Allen County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Etties - Burg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Melrose and Mandale. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Etties - Burg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <6> | 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. |