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 Iron City (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 Iron City. 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 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.
Iron City is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Iron City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Iron City:
- Logan County (The home county of Iron City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Bellefontaine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zanesfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Valley Hi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- West Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marl City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- De Graff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Middleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Rushsylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Belle Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Harrod
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Westminster
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lafayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Shawnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Santa Fe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Waynesfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Saint Johns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Fryburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Uniopolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Wapakoneta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cridersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Mingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingscreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- North Lewisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Urbana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Woodstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Saint Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Powhattan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mechanicsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dialton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Northridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Eagle City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Greenlawn Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- North Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Oakwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Villa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Ostrander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Roundhead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jumbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Mount Victory
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- McGuffey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Alger
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Ada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Chuckery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Plumwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Choctaw Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Plain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- La Rue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Prospect
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Lena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Fletcher
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Alcony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Casstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Piqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Maplewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Jackson Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Port Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Montra
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Pasco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Sidney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Anna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Botkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hardin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Kettlersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lockington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Summersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Milford Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- New Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Richwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Unionville Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New California
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Iron City, see our County-by-County Page for Iron City.
Cemeteries Near Iron City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Iron City.
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 Iron City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Iron City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cooper Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blue Jacket Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Childrens Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zeigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sagers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McCraken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tharps Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Easton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (497 more) ...
- Highland Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pisgy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Yoder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Iron City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Iron City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Iron City, with the one closest to Iron City listed first.
- Bellefontaine
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zanesfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Jerusalem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Jerusalem is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Gretna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gretna is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- West Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Harper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- De Graff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Northwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Northwood is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Lewistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- East Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- East Liberty is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- North Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North Greenfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Rushsylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Richland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Iron City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Iron City.
Newspapers Published in Iron City ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Iron City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Iron City, 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 Iron City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Iron City:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Hardin County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Union 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 Iron City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Iron City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |