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 Glandorf (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 Glandorf. 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 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.
Glandorf 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 Glandorf. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Glandorf:
- Putnam County (The home county of Glandorf)
- The following are listed by their distance from Glandorf, with the one closest to Glandorf listed first.
- Ottawa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Miller City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Kalida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Columbus Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilboa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Kieferville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Pandora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Townwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Continental
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glandorf, with the one closest to Glandorf listed first.
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Bluffton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gomer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elida
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Scotts Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Delphos
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Landeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Southworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Conant
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glandorf, with the one closest to Glandorf listed first.
- Cridersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buckland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Uniopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Waynesfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glandorf, with the one closest to Glandorf listed first.
- Ayersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Defiance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Williamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Brunersburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Sherwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glandorf, with the one closest to Glandorf listed first.
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Mount Cory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Benton Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- McComb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Jenera
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Findlay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Stark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Van Buren
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glandorf, with the one closest to Glandorf listed first.
- Ada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McGuffey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Dunkirk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glandorf, with the one closest to Glandorf listed first.
- Pleasant Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Hamler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Holgate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Deshler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elery
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Malinta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Florida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Grelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Okolona
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- McClure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Napoleon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glandorf, with the one closest to Glandorf listed first.
- Mandale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Oakwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Melrose
(18 miles [29 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
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Charloe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Grover Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Hedges
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Broughton
(24 miles [38.6 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
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glandorf, with the one closest to Glandorf listed first.
- Middle Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hoaglin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Venedocia
(25 miles [40.2 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Scott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Converse Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Van Wert
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Glandorf, with the one closest to Glandorf listed first.
- Hoytville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Custar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- North Baltimore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hammansburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Bairdstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Cygnet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eagleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Jerry City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Portage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Glandorf, see our County-by-County Page for Glandorf.
Cemeteries Near Glandorf ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Glandorf.
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 Glandorf - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Glandorf covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Glandorf, with the one closest to Glandorf listed first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pomeroy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crow Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40459 <2>
- Riley Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Myers Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42348 <2>
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maidlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
- The Blanchard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
- McConnel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (406 more) ...
- Clevenger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wisely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Glandorf had a population of 571 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Glandorf had a population of 1,030 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Glandorf, with the one closest to Glandorf listed first.
- Ottawa
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Avis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Avis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Miller City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Elm Center is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Center
- Kalida
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Columbus Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leipsic Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Pandora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Gilboa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Kieferville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Hector
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hector is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Vaughnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vaughnsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughnsville
- Townwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Glandorf. See our List of 1890's Communities around Glandorf.
Newspapers Published in Glandorf ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Glandorf.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Glandorf, 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 Glandorf.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Glandorf:
- 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
- Paulding County
- Van Wert County
- Wood 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Glandorf) 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 Glandorf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |