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 La Rue (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 La Rue. 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 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.
La Rue is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Crawford, Delaware, Hardin, Morrow, Union & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near La Rue. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to La Rue:
- Marion County (The home county of La Rue)
- The following are listed by their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- New Bloomington
(3 miles [4.8 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Green Camp
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Ruth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Morral
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Newmans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Waldo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Martel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Allen County
- Harrod
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- Oceola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Bucyrus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Broken Sword
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Meredith
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Norton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Radnor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- 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
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Mount Blanchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Vanlue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Jenera
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- Pfeiffer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Mount Victory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Kenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McVitty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Dola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- West Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Rushsylvania
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Belle Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Middleburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zanesfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefontaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Iron City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Russells Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- Shawtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Cardington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Edison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iberia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Mount Gilead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- Adrian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McCutchenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- Richwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pharisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Milford Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jerome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New California
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Unionville Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- Marseilles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Harpster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wyandot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Upper Sandusky
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Wharton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Nevada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Vernon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Carey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Duenquat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Sycamore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to La Rue, see our County-by-County Page for La Rue.
Cemeteries Near La Rue ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of La Rue.
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 La Rue - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for La Rue covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- Bonner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bohner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crandall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dickason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- LaRue Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Myres Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Vesey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Guthery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hoover Crossing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Virden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (507 more) ...
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Agosta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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 La Rue had a population of 948 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, La Rue had a population of 711 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from La Rue, with the one closest to La Rue listed first.
- DeCliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- DeCliff is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCliff
- Marshs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marshs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshs
- Hepburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Arbela
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Arbela is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Espyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Espyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espyville
- Pfeiffer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Longville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Marseilles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Byhalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byhalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Green Camp
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ridgeway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Ruth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Richwood
(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 La Rue. See our List of 1890's Communities around La Rue.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of La Rue ...
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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around La Rue.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of La Rue. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of La Rue and those printed in the larger area surrounding La Rue.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<4> of La Rue.
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 La Rue:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Morrow County
- Seneca County
- Union County
- Wyandot 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 La Rue, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- La Rue) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |