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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 Jumbo (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 Jumbo. 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 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.

Jumbo is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union & Wyandot.

Below are the counties that are near Jumbo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jumbo:

  • Hardin County     (The home county of Jumbo)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.
    • Harrod
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Westminster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lafayette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaverdam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lima
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Shawnee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
      • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
    • Bluffton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cairo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • West Cairo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • West Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
    • Elida
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elida is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
    • Gomer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Conant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Auglaize County
  • Champaign County
  • Delaware County
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.
    • New Stark
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • New Stark is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
    • Williamstown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Williamstown is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Arlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jenera
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mount Cory
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mount Blanchard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Rawson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Benton Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Moffitt ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Vanlue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.
    • Belle Center
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • New Richland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Huntsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rushsylvania
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Marl City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Marl City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
    • Lakeview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Russells Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellefontaine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Iron City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Iron City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • West Mansfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • West Mansfield is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Zanesfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Logansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.
    • La Rue
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • La Rue is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • New Bloomington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • New Bloomington is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Gurley ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Gurley is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
    • Green Camp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Green Camp is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Morral
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Morral is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • Newmans
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Ruth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.
    • Pandora
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pandora is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
    • Columbus Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jones City is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
    • Gilboa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Rimer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelby County
  • Union County
  • Wyandot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.
    • Marseilles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Kirby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Wharton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Wharton is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Harpster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Upper Sandusky
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jumbo, see our County-by-County Page for Jumbo.

Cemeteries Near Jumbo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jumbo.

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 Jumbo - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jumbo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jumbo had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jumbo, with the one closest to Jumbo listed first.

  • Roundhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Yelverton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Yelverton is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelverton
  • Silver Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Silver Creek is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Foraker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Foraker is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
  • McGuffey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • McGuffey is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Belle Center
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • New Richland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Northwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Northwood is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Kenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West Newton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Newton is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
  • Big Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Springs is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Alger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New Hampshire
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Huntsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Rushsylvania
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jumbo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jumbo.

Newspapers Published in Jumbo ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jumbo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jumbo, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jumbo.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Jumbo:

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 Jumbo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Jumbo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.