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 Mentzer (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 Mentzer. 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 doctors and 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.
Mentzer is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Mentzer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mentzer:
- Hardin County (The home county of Mentzer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Kenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeiffer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Jumbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- McVitty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Huntersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McGuffey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Dunkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Roundhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Harrod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lafayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Shawnee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Lima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Waynesfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Santa Fe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Saint Johns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Uniopolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Cridersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Fryburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Mingo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Kingscreek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Crawford County
- Oceola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- 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
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Meredith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Radnor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Norton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- 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
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Ostrander
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Williamstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- New Stark
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Blanchard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jenera
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Vanlue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Mount Cory
(26 miles [41.8 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)
- Benton Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Belle Center
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- New Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- West Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Huntsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zanesfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bellefontaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Russells Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Middleburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- La Rue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Green Camp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Morral
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Newmans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Ruth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Marion
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Waldo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Jackson Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Montra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Summersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Richwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pharisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Marysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Milford Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Marseilles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Kirby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wharton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Harpster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Sandusky
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Wyandot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Carey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mentzer, see our County-by-County Page for Mentzer.
Cemeteries Near Mentzer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mentzer.
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 Mentzer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mentzer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Lynn Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sieg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Potters Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Norman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Victory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (510 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fisher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Early Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Mentzer in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mentzer.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mentzer, with the one closest to Mentzer listed first.
- Kenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pfeiffer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Silver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Silver Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Hepburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hepburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Yelverton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yelverton is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelverton
- Big Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Marshs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Marshs is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshs
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Jumbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Belle Center
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- La Rue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Foraker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foraker is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Northwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northwood is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mentzer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mentzer.
Newspapers Published in Mentzer ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mentzer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mentzer, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mentzer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mentzer:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mentzer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Mentzer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |