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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Link. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Link to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Link, please Contact Us.

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 Link (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 Link. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Link is historic, it would have been located within present day Paulding County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties 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 Link. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Link:

  • Paulding County     (The home county of Link)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.
    • Antwerp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Knoxdale ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
      • Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Knoxdale
      • From Link to Knoxdale
    • Cecil
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • New Rochester ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Payne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Emmett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Paulding
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
      • Paulding is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <2>
    • Worstville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Renollet ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Renollet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
      • Renollet is located in Paulding County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Renollet
      • From Link to Renollet
    • Batson ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
      • Batson is located in Paulding County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Batson
      • From Link to Batson
    • McGill ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
      • McGill is located in Paulding County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McGill
      • From Link to McGill
    • Latty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
      • Latty is located in Paulding County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Defiance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.
    • Hicksville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sherwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
      • Sherwood is located in Defiance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <2>
    • Ney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Defiance
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Williamstown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Defiance County
    • Ayersville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Jewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.
    • Hartsburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Dupont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dupont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Dupont is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupont <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dupont
      • From Link to Dupont
    • Continental
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
      • Continental is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <2>
    • Cloverdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Van Wert County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.
    • Dixon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Van Wert County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dixon
      • From Link to Dixon
    • Scott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Convoy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Convoy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
      • Convoy is located in Van Wert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <2>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Convoy
      • From Link to Convoy
    • Hoaglin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Wert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
      • Van Wert is located in Van Wert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <2>
    • Wren
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
      • Wren is located in Van Wert County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <2>
  • Williams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.
    • Edgerton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Denmark ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Denmark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Denmark is located in Williams County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Denmark
      • From Link to Denmark
    • Melbern
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Blakeslee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakeslee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee
      • Blakeslee is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakeslee <2>
    • Bryan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Edon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
      • Edon is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edon <2>
    • Pulaski
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Montpelier
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Montpelier is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,907 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <2>
    • Stryker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Ainger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Holiday City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
      • Holiday City is located in Williams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Adams County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.
    • Decatur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
      • Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
    • Preble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
      • Preble is located in Adams County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preble <2>
  • Allen County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.
    • Harlan
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Allen County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <2>
    • Woodburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Grabill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Edgerton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Leo-Cedarville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
      • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
    • Leo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Zulu
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hacienda Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hacienda Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
      • Hacienda Village is located in Allen County (IN)
    • New Haven
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monroeville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dixon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dixon
      • From Link to Dixon
    • Huntertown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • DeKalb County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.
    • Saint Joe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spencerville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Moore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moore
      • From Link to Moore
    • Auburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterloo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
      • Waterloo is located in DeKalb County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <2>
    • Garrett
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Altona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Corunna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corunna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
      • Corunna is located in DeKalb County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
    • Ashley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
      • Ashley is located in DeKalb County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <2>
    • Fairfield Center
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • LaGrange County (IN)
  • Noble County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.
    • Laotto
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laotto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laotto
      • Laotto is located in Noble County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laotto <2>
    • Avilla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ege
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Kendallville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
      • Kendallville is located in Noble County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <2>
    • Wakeville Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakeville Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
      • Wakeville Village is located in Noble County (IN)
    • Green Center
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
      • Green Center is located in Noble County (IN)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Green Center
      • From Link to Green Center
  • Steuben County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.
    • Hamilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Russels Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Alvarado
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Hudson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Hudson is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
    • Pleasant Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
    • Angola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
      • Angola is located in Steuben County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,827 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <2>
  • Whitley County (IN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.
    • Churubusco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churubusco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churubusco
      • Churubusco is located in Whitley County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churubusco <2>
    • Collins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Dunfee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunfee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
      • Dunfee is located in Whitley County (IN)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Link, see our County-by-County Page for Link.

Cemeteries Near Link ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Link.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Link covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.

  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scipio Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scipio Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scipio Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Banks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Diehl Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diehl Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diehl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maumee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maumee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maumee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Slough Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slough Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slough Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Forest Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Forest Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Banks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (299 more) ...
    • Spindler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spindler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spindler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Alton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

Link itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Link, with the one closest to Link listed first.

  • Halls Corners
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
    • Halls Corners is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Antwerp
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hicksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Knoxdale ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
    • Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Knoxdale
    • From Link to Knoxdale
  • Harlan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Harlan is located in Allen County (IN)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <2>
  • Spencerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Newville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Newville is located in DeKalb County (IN)
  • Cicero ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Cicero is located in Defiance County
  • Concord
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hursh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hursh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hursh
    • Hursh is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Cecil
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Edgerton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Smiley ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
      • Smiley is located in Paulding County
    • Payne
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Link. See our List of 1890's Communities around Link.

Newspapers Published in Link ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Link.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Link, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Link.

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 Link:

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Link, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Link) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Link. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2372, Longitude: -84.7952       In this case, the coordinates for Link have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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