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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gurley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gurley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gurley, please Contact Us.
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 Gurley (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 Gurley. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gurley is historic, it would have been located within present day Marion 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 Marion County: Crawford, Delaware, Hardin, Morrow, Union & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Gurley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gurley:
- Marion County (The home county of Gurley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gurley, with the one closest to Gurley listed first.
- New Bloomington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Ruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Green Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- La Rue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Morral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Newmans
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Logan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waldo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Martel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Champaign County
- North Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gurley, with the one closest to Gurley listed first.
- Oceola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Bucyrus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Broken Sword
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- North Robinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Galion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Chatfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Crestline
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gurley, with the one closest to Gurley listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Norton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Meredith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Radnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Ashley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gurley, with the one closest to Gurley listed first.
- Mount Blanchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanlue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- New Stark
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gurley, with the one closest to Gurley listed first.
- Pfeiffer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Mount Victory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McVitty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Kenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Forest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Huntersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McGuffey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gurley, with the one closest to Gurley listed first.
- West Mansfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Rushsylvania
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Marl City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Middleburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Zanesfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Valley Hi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Bellefontaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gurley, with the one closest to Gurley listed first.
- Shawtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Westfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Cardington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Edison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Iberia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Mount Gilead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- West Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Marengo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Vails Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gurley, with the one closest to Gurley listed first.
- McCutchenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gurley, with the one closest to Gurley listed first.
- Richwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Magnetic Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Marysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Milford Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New California
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gurley, with the one closest to Gurley listed first.
- Harpster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marseilles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wyandot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Upper Sandusky
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Nevada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Belle Vernon
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Duenquat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Sycamore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Carey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mexico
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gurley, see our County-by-County Page for Gurley.
Cemeteries Near Gurley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gurley.
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 Gurley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gurley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gurley, with the one closest to Gurley listed first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- German Reform Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reidel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rayl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kannel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Agosta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Zieg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cooper Vestal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (501 more) ...
- Green Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Frame Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Gurley itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 129 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gurley, with the one closest to Gurley listed first.
- Espyville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Espyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espyville
- Longville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Green Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Ruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- DeCliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- DeCliff is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCliff
- Owens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Owens is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- La Rue
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Woodland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Morral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Marshs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marshs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshs
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Logan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Arbela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arbela is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
- Little Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gurley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gurley.
Newspapers Published in Gurley ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gurley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gurley, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gurley.
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 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 Gurley:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Morrow County
- Seneca County
- Union County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Gurley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gurley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |