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 Mariners Point (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 Mariners Point. 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 Mariners Point ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Mariners Point: Mariners Pt.
- While the name of this community is Mariners Point, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Mariners Point may originally have been Mariner's Point.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Mariners Point might be written as Mariner Point.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mariners Point. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mariners Point.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mariners Point is located in Mercer 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 Mercer County: Adams (IN), Jay (IN), Auglaize, Darke, Shelby & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near Mariners Point. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mariners Point:
- Mercer County (The home county of Mariners Point)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Celina
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Earley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Tama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Mendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Henry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scudder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Wabash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Macedon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Spencerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Southworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Landeck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Delphos
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Shawnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Scotts Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Elida
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Lima
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gomer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Bremen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Knoxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Moulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Minster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Wapakoneta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fryburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Cridersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Uniopolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Osgood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rossburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Brock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Lightsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Frenchtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Dawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Versailles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Ansonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Pikeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Bloomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Polo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Ottoville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Jennings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Jones City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Filburns Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Fort Laramie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kettlersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Botkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Russia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Anna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hardin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Montra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Monticello
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Converse Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Ohio City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Converse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Abanaka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Schumm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Venedocia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Glenmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Willshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Wren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Adams County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coppess Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Linn Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Honduras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honduras is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Allen County (IN)
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Jay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Salamonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Bryant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Antiville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Antiville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Boundary City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Bluff Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blaine is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Pony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pony is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saratoga
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Ridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Wells County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Phenix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Phenix is located in Wells County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Vera Cruz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mariners Point, see our County-by-County Page for Mariners Point.
Cemeteries Near Mariners Point ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mariners Point.
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 Mariners Point - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mariners Point covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Oldtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the North Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Celina.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42434 <3>
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Petrie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mercer Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burntwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elizabeth Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elizabeth Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Coldwater.
- Continue List (445 more) ...
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Botkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Mariners Point in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mariners Point.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mariners Point, with the one closest to Mariners Point listed first.
- Celina
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Earley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Neptune
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Carthagena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carthagena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthagena
- Sebastian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sebastian is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Tama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Erastus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Erastus is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
- Philothea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Philothea is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philothea
- Chickasaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Henry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mariners Point. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mariners Point.
Newspapers Published in Mariners Point ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mariners Point.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mariners Point, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mariners Point.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mariners Point:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Darke County
- Miami County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert County
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wells 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> | 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. |
| <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 Mariners Point, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mariners Point) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |