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 Greyhound (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 Greyhound. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Greyhound is located in Williams 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 Williams County: DeKalb (IN), Steuben (IN), Hillsdale (MI), Defiance, Fulton & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Greyhound. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Greyhound:
- Williams County (The home county of Greyhound)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greyhound, with the one closest to Greyhound listed first.
- Jim Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Pioneer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Montpelier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holiday City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Kunkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Northwest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Cooney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Alvordton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Blakeslee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greyhound, with the one closest to Greyhound listed first.
- Ney
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sherwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hicksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brunersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Jewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Williamstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Defiance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greyhound, with the one closest to Greyhound listed first.
- Fayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Archbold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powers ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Pettisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Oakshade
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Denson ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Denson is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Advance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Wauseon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greyhound, with the one closest to Greyhound listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Greyhound, with the one closest to Greyhound listed first.
- Emmett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Cecil
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Link ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greyhound, with the one closest to Greyhound listed first.
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Ashley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Waterloo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Saint Joe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- LaGrange County (IN)
- Stroh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greyhound, with the one closest to Greyhound listed first.
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Alvarado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Clear Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Ray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Fremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Russels Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Angola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Hudson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Orland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greyhound, with the one closest to Greyhound listed first.
- Ray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Fisher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Quincy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trailtree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Hatmaker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greyhound, with the one closest to Greyhound listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Frontier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Ransom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Camden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Shadyside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Lickly Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Prattville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Reading
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steamburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Pittsford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osseo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Greyhound, with the one closest to Greyhound listed first.
- Munson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Morenci
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- North Morenci
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Canandaigua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Rollin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Clayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Seneca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Addison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manitou Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Addison Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Greyhound, see our County-by-County Page for Greyhound.
Cemeteries Near Greyhound ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Greyhound.
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 Greyhound - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Greyhound covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Greyhound, with the one closest to Greyhound listed first.
- Cogswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Floral Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pease Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hagaman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Louden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Osborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (388 more) ...
- West Jefferson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amboy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Greyhound in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Greyhound.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Greyhound, with the one closest to Greyhound listed first.
- Pioneer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Montpelier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kunkle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Nettle Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nettle Lake is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
- Northwest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Cooney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- West Unity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alvordton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Primrose
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Ransom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Frontier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Edon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blakeslee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Greyhound. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greyhound.
Newspapers Published in Greyhound ...
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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Greyhound.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Greyhound, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Greyhound.
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 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 Greyhound:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Williams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange County
- Steuben County
- Branch 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 Greyhound, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greyhound) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |