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 Kossuth (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 Kossuth. 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 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.
Kossuth is located in Auglaize 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 Auglaize County: Allen, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Shelby & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near Kossuth. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kossuth:
- Auglaize County (The home county of Kossuth)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Buckland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Moulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Cridersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wapakoneta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Uniopolis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Fryburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- New Bremen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Minster
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Waynesfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Spencerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Conant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Southworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Landeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Fort Shawnee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Scotts Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Elida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Delphos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gomer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Westminster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Osgood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- North Star
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Frenchtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Rossburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Alger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roundhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McGuffey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Huntersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Russells Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Logansville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Mendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mercer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Celina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Tama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Montezuma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Rockford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Chickasaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scudder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Saint Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Skeels Crossroads
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Mandale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Grover Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Murat ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Haviland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Oakwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Dague ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Fort Jennings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jones City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Rimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Ottoville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Muntanna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Kalida
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Columbus Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Dupont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pandora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Hartsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Glandorf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Kettlersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Botkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Filburns Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Anna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montra
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Fort Laramie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Hardin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Port Jefferson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Monticello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 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
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Middle Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ohio City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Van Wert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Schumm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Hoaglin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Willshire
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Adams County (IN)
- Pleasant Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Jay City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kossuth, see our County-by-County Page for Kossuth.
Cemeteries Near Kossuth ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kossuth.
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 Kossuth - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kossuth covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Kossuth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spencerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ft. Amanda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Spencerville.
- The Amanda Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Amanda Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39635 <2>
- Christie Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Buckland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jacob Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Kossuth had a population of 169 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kossuth, with the one closest to Kossuth listed first.
- Spencerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Glynwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glynwood is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glynwood
- Buckland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Conant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Converse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Moulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Hume
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hume is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Kemp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kemp is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Southworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Neptune
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 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
- Mendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Landeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Kossuth. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kossuth.
Newspapers Published in Kossuth ...
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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kossuth.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kossuth, 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 Kossuth.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Kossuth:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Auglaize County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Darke County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert County
- Adams County
- Jay 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> | 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- Kossuth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Kossuth, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |