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 Moats (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 Moats. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Moats is located in Defiance 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 Defiance County: Allen (IN), DeKalb (IN), Henry, Paulding, Putnam & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Moats. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moats:
- Defiance County (The home county of Moats)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Ney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Williamstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Hicksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ayersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Archbold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Pettisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Wauseon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Powers ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Advance
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Oakshade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Florida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- New Bavaria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Pleasant Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Holgate
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Elery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Malinta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hamler
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Liberty Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McClure
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Emmett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Paulding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Charloe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Antwerp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Link ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Broughton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Fort Brown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Hedges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Hartsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Continental
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Cloverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Miller City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Muntanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Ottoville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kalida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Scott
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hoaglin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Convoy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Bryan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Melbern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Pulaski
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Stryker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Montpelier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blakeslee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Unity
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Holiday City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Edon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Kunkle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Edgerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Harlan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grabill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leo-Cedarville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Zulu
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Hacienda Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Monroeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spencerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Moore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Waterloo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ashley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Era
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Alvarado
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Hamilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Russels Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Pleasant Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Waldron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Ransom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Lenawee County (MI)
- Munson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moats, see our County-by-County Page for Moats.
Cemeteries Near Moats ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moats.
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 Moats - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moats covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Moats Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Funk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lentz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New St. Stephens Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marysdale Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Doll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (343 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kibble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Moats had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moats, with the one closest to Moats listed first.
- Sherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bend is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bend
- Ney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashwood ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashwood is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Farmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farmer is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Emmett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Brunersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Williams Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Center is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Center
- Reids ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Reids is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Evansport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bryan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cicero ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cicero is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moats. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moats.
Newspapers Published in Moats ...
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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moats.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moats, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moats.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Moats:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Defiance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert County
- Williams County
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- Steuben County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee 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 Moats, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moats) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |