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 Florida (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 Florida. 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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Florida is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Lucas, Putnam, Williams & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Florida. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Florida:
- Henry County (The home county of Florida)
- The following are listed by their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Okolona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Napoleon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holgate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Malinta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- New Bavaria
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Pleasant Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Grelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Hamler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McClure
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Jewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Ayersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Defiance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Brunersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Ney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sherwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hicksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Archbold
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pettisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Wauseon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Burlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- West Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Delta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Advance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Oakshade
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Powers ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Hancock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Benton Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Whitehouse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharples
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Charloe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Fort Brown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Oakwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Melrose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Emmett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Murat ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Mandale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Hedges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Cecil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Continental
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kieferville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Miller City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Belmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Leipsic Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- West Leipsic
(18 miles [29 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
- Dupont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Leipsic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Glandorf
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Townwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Ottawa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Hoaglin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Scott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Stryker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- West Unity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Alvordton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday City
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Kunkle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Montpelier
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Edgerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Blakeslee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Custar
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grand Rapids
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Milton Center
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hoytville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Tontogany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hammansburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Haskins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bowling Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Baltimore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Portage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- The Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Cygnet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- Waldron
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Morenci
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Munson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- North Morenci
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Florida, see our County-by-County Page for Florida.
Cemeteries Near Florida ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Florida.
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 Florida - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Florida covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Brinkman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Florida Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rohn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knipp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bremer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Independence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (374 more) ...
- Hire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hohenberger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old St. Stephens Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Florida had a population of 288 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Florida had a population of 213 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Florida, with the one closest to Florida listed first.
- Okolona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Midway ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Jewell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Holgate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Ridge
- Ayersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Elery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Defiance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Bavaria
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Ridgeville Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Malinta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pleasant Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Brunersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Hamler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Florida. See our List of 1890's Communities around Florida.
Newspapers Published in Florida ...
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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Florida.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Florida, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Florida.
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 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 Florida:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Lucas County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert County
- Williams County
- Wood 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> | 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 Florida, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Florida) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |