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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 Kettlersville (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 Kettlersville. 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 Kettlersville ...
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.
Another variation: Kettlerville.
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.
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.
Kettlersville is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan & Miami.
Below are the counties that are near Kettlersville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kettlersville:
- Shelby County (The home county of Kettlersville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- Botkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Anna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Filburns Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Montra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Fort Laramie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Jackson Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Port Jefferson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Maplewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pasco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- Fort Shawnee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Conant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Spencerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Southworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Westminster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Elida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Landeck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Harrod
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Lafayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Delphos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- New Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Minster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Bremen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fryburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Wapakoneta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Saint Johns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Santa Fe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Uniopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Cridersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- Carysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Christiansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- Osgood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Star
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Brock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Frenchtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Versailles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Rossburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ansonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Gettysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Stelvideo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Lightsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- Roundhead
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alger
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- McGuffey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Logansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Quincy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Russells Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- De Graff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Richland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Bellefontaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Belle Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Iron City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Rushsylvania
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- Chickasaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Celina
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Henry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Mendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burkettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mercer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Wendelin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Tama
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Rockford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Macedon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- Polo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Bloomer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Piqua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Fletcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Covington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Conover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Bradford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Casstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ludlow Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- Jones City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Rimer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Elgin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Venedocia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Ohio City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kettlersville, see our County-by-County Page for Kettlersville.
Cemeteries Near Kettlersville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kettlersville.
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 Kettlersville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kettlersville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- Barnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Redman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schwaberow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Toland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cuba Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Loramie Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Loramie Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Hittepole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Protestant Evangelical 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Kettlersville had a population of 65 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Kettlersville had a population of 169 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kettlersville, with the one closest to Kettlersville listed first.
- McCartyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McCartyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartyville
- Botkins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Knoxville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Anna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Minster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Bremen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fryburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Moulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Montra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Wapakoneta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oran is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Glynwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glynwood is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glynwood
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Sidney
(11 miles [17.7 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 Kettlersville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kettlersville.
Newspapers Published in Kettlersville ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kettlersville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kettlersville, 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 Kettlersville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kettlersville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Darke County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert 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 Kettlersville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kettlersville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |