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 Lichtys Parcels (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 Lichtys Parcels. 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 Lichtys Parcels ...
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.
While the name of this community is Lichtys Parcels, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Lichtys Parcels may originally have been Lichty's Parcels.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Lichtys Parcels might be written as Lichty Parcels.
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 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.
Lichtys Parcels is located in Paulding 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 Paulding County: Allen (IN), Defiance, Putnam & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near Lichtys Parcels. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lichtys Parcels:
- Paulding County (The home county of Lichtys Parcels)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Antwerp
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Link ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Payne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Worstville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Paulding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Emmett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Batson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Batson is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- McGill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McGill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Latty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latty is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Dague ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Hicksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sherwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Brunersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Defiance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Ayersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Jewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Pleasant Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Florida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- New Bavaria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Okolona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Hartsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Dupont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Continental
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Muntanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Ottoville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Fort Jennings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Dixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Scott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Convoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hoaglin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Van Wert
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wren
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Glenmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Middle Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Abanaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Ohio City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Schumm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Willshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Edgerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Melbern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Blakeslee
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bryan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Edon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Stryker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adams County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Decatur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Preble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magley is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Woodburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Harlan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grabill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Zulu
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Leo-Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hacienda Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Dixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Monroeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoagland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony Wayne Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony Wayne Village is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Wayne Village
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Spencerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Butler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Moore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Era
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Garrett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Altona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Corunna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Ashley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Noble County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Laotto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ege
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ege is located in Noble County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Hamilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Alvarado
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Russels Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Wells County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Ossian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tocsin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Whitley County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Churubusco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dunfee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lichtys Parcels, see our County-by-County Page for Lichtys Parcels.
Cemeteries Near Lichtys Parcels ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lichtys Parcels.
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 Lichtys Parcels - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lichtys Parcels covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Banks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Maumee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Diehl Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Banks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Banks Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Antwerp.
- The Banks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coffelt Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39741 <4>
- Slough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wiltsie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snellenbarger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scipio Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (296 more) ...
- Lehman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gordon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Lichtys Parcels in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lichtys Parcels.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lichtys Parcels, with the one closest to Lichtys Parcels listed first.
- Antwerp
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Link ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Woodburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Corners is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
- Edgerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Smiley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smiley is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
- Payne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hicksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Worstville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Harlan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Paulding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reids ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Reids is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
- Spencerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lichtys Parcels. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lichtys Parcels.
Newspapers Published in Lichtys Parcels ...
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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lichtys Parcels.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lichtys Parcels, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lichtys Parcels.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Lichtys Parcels:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Paulding County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Henry County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert County
- Williams County
- Adams County
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Noble County
- Steuben County
- Wells County
- Whitley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lichtys Parcels) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lichtys Parcels, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |