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 Fort Jennings (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 Fort Jennings. 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 Fort Jennings ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Jennings: Ft. Jennings
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Fort Jennings is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Paulding, Van Wert & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Fort Jennings. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Fort Jennings:
- Putnam County (The home county of Fort Jennings)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Ottoville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Muntanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Jones City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kalida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Columbus Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hartsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Continental
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kieferville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Glandorf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Delphos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Gomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Landeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Elida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Southworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Conant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Spencerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverdam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Shawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Buckland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Cridersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Wapakoneta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Moulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Saint Marys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Waynesfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Fryburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- New Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Ayersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Defiance
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Brunersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Jewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Sherwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Mount Cory
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Benton Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Rawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Hancock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Jenera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Stark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- McComb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Ada
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McGuffey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Pleasant Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Holgate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hamler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Florida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Deshler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Mendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Rockford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Tama
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Celina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Mandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Grover Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Oakwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Melrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Fort Brown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Haviland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Broughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Charloe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Dague ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Hedges
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Middle Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hoaglin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Venedocia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Converse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Converse Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Scott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Van Wert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ohio City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Convoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Glenmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Abanaka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Adams County (IN)
- Pleasant Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Edgerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Monroeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Fort Jennings, see our County-by-County Page for Fort Jennings.
Cemeteries Near Fort Jennings ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Jennings.
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 Fort Jennings - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fort Jennings covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Raabe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery has also been known as:
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43193 <2>
- Hammons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hartshorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keirns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ottawa River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Delphos.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43938 <2>
- Continue List (426 more) ...
- Carman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Fort Jennings had a population of 286 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fort Jennings had a population of 495 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Fort Jennings, with the one closest to Fort Jennings listed first.
- Douglas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Ottoville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rushmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rushmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Delphos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Muntanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Rimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Scotts Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Huntstown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huntstown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntstown
- Gomer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vaughnsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughnsville
- Kalida
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Wetsel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wetsel is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetsel
- Middle Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Landeck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Fort Jennings. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Jennings.
Newspapers Published in Fort Jennings ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Jennings.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Jennings, 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 Fort Jennings.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Fort Jennings:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Defiance County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert County
- Adams County
- Allen 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Fort Jennings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Fort Jennings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |