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 Evansport (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 Evansport. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.
Evansport is located in Defiance 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 Defiance County: Allen (IN), DeKalb (IN), Henry, Paulding, Putnam & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Evansport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Evansport:
- Defiance County (The home county of Evansport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Ney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Jewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Sherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ayersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Hicksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Archbold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Pettisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Wauseon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Powers ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 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
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Advance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Oakshade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Napoleon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Holgate
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Elery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- New Bavaria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Liberty Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Malinta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Grelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Colton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Hamler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Emmett
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Cecil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Charloe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Fort Brown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Paulding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Hedges
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Melrose
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Continental
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Kieferville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Dupont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Miller City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Belmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- West Leipsic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Stryker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Bryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Unity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Melbern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Holiday City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Montpelier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Alvordton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Jim Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Blakeslee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Edgerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Custar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Butler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Moore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Spencerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Concord
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Alvarado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Hamilton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Russels Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Waldron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Prattville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Lickly Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Ransom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Frontier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Shadyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Munson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Morenci
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Canandaigua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Seneca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Evansport, see our County-by-County Page for Evansport.
Cemeteries Near Evansport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Evansport.
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 Evansport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Evansport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Evansport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Evansport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Buck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New St. Johns Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marks Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McCauley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Domersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boynton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kibble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (382 more) ...
- Defiance County Children Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Stryker Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641243 <2>
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Evansport had a population of 316 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Evansport, with the one closest to Evansport listed first.
- Stryker
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Ridge
- Ridgeville Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Brunersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Archbold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Bryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moats is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Okolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- The Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bend is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bend
- Pettisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Elmira
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmira is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Evansport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Evansport.
Newspapers Published in Evansport ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Evansport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Evansport, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Evansport.
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 Evansport:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Defiance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Putnam 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Evansport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Evansport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |