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 Marseilles (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 Marseilles. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Marseilles is located in Wyandot 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 Wyandot County: Crawford, Hancock, Hardin, Marion & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Marseilles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Marseilles:
- Wyandot County (The home county of Marseilles)
- The following are listed by their distance from Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- Harpster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kirby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Upper Sandusky
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Wharton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Wyandot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Nevada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Belle Vernon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Duenquat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Sycamore
(20 miles [32.2 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- Harrod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Westminster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- Oceola
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Lemert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Bucyrus
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Broken Sword
(24 miles [38.6 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
- North Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Chatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Norton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Meredith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Radnor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 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 Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- Mount Blanchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vanlue
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- New Stark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Jenera
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- West Independence
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Findlay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Rawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Benton Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- Pfeiffer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- McVitty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Kenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Victory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunkirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Dola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huntersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Jumbo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- McGuffey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- West Mansfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Belle Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Rushsylvania
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- New Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zanesfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefontaine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Russells Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- La Rue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Morral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- New Bloomington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Ruth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Green Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Newmans
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Waldo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Martel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- Shawtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Iberia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Westfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Edison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cardington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- Adrian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- McCutchenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Berwick
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Alvada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- New Riegel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Melmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Bascom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tiffin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- Richwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Magnetic Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Raymond
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Marseilles, see our County-by-County Page for Marseilles.
Cemeteries Near Marseilles ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marseilles.
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 Marseilles - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Marseilles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- Fehl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chandler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Schriver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Terry Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Yoakum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stansbery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- York Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pawpaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Salem UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem UMC Cemetery
- The Salem UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (494 more) ...
- Hastings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Marseilles had a population of 213 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Marseilles had a population of 106 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Marseilles, with the one closest to Marseilles listed first.
- Hepburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hepburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- DeCliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- DeCliff is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCliff
- Kirby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Harpster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- La Rue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Patterson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McVitty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Morral
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Little Sandusky
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Marshs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marshs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshs
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Espyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Espyville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espyville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Marseilles. See our List of 1890's Communities around Marseilles.
Newspapers Published in Marseilles ...
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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marseilles.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marseilles, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marseilles.
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 helpful 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 Marseilles:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wyandot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Seneca County
- Union 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> | 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 Marseilles, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marseilles) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |