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 Kalida (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 Kalida. 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.
Name Variations for Kalida ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
In past government published Postal Guides, Kalida was referred to as Kalida Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Kalida. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kalida.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 and doctors 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.
Kalida 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 Kalida. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kalida:
- Putnam County (The home county of Kalida)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- Muntanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Glandorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kieferville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Dupont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jones City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Rimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Fort Jennings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ottawa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Miller City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continental
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ottoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- Gomer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scotts Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Delphos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elida
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Beaverdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Landeck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Bluffton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lima
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Southworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Conant
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Lafayette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- Cridersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Buckland
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Wapakoneta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waynesfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Moulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Saint Johns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- Ayersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Defiance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Jewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Brunersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Sherwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Mount Cory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Benton Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Rawson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jenera
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Stark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Findlay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Van Buren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- Ada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McGuffey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- Pleasant Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Holgate
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hamler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Deshler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Florida
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Malinta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Okolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Grelton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Napoleon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- McClure
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- Mendon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- Mandale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Oakwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Melrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Fort Brown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Grover Hill
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Charloe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Hedges
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Broughton
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 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 Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- Middle Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoaglin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Venedocia
(19 miles [30.6 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Scott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Converse Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Van Wert
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elgin
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Ohio City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Convoy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Glenmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Abanaka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- Hoytville
(25 miles [40.2 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
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Center
(28 miles [45.1 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kalida, see our County-by-County Page for Kalida.
Cemeteries Near Kalida ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kalida.
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 Kalida - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kalida covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Clevenger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Isadores Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ottawa River Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Myers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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]<2> to the west of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42348 <3>
- Varner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dickey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (417 more) ...
- Cascade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cascade Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the east of Cloverdale.
- The Cascade Cemetery has also been known as:
- Myers Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308500 <3>
- Keirns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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]<2> to the northwest of Ottawa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40459 <3>
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 Kalida had a population of 444 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Kalida had a population of 1,583 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kalida, with the one closest to Kalida listed first.
- Avis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Avis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Huntstown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntstown is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntstown
- Muntanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Glandorf
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jennings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Vaughnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vaughnsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughnsville
- Dupont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kieferville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Ottoville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hector
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hector is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
- Rushmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rushmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Columbus Grove
(8 miles [12.9 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 Kalida. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kalida.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kalida ...
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 61 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kalida.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kalida. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kalida and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kalida.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> of Kalida.
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 Kalida:
- 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
- Mercer 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> | 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- Kalida) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Kalida, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |