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 Molasses Gap (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 Molasses Gap. 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 Molasses Gap ...
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.
While the name of this community is Molasses Gap, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Molasses Gap may originally have been Molasse's Gap.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Molasses Gap might be written as Molasse Gap.
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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Molasses Gap is located in Paulding 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 Paulding County: Allen (IN), Defiance, Putnam & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near Molasses Gap. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Molasses Gap:
- Paulding County (The home county of Molasses Gap)
- The following are listed by their distance from Molasses Gap, with the one closest to Molasses Gap listed first.
- Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Charloe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Fort Brown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Hedges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Broughton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Paulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Emmett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Dague ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Latty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Latty is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Molasses Gap, with the one closest to Molasses Gap listed first.
- Delphos
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Landeck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Gomer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Southworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Elida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Molasses Gap, with the one closest to Molasses Gap listed first.
- Sherwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ayersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Brunersburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Defiance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Jewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Ney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hicksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Molasses Gap, with the one closest to Molasses Gap listed first.
- Archbold
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pettisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Burlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Molasses Gap, with the one closest to Molasses Gap listed first.
- Pleasant Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Florida
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Holgate
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Okolona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Ridgeville Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Hamler
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Elery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Napoleon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Malinta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Deshler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Molasses Gap, with the one closest to Molasses Gap listed first.
- Hartsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Continental
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kieferville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Muntanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Ottoville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Miller City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kalida
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Jennings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glandorf
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Jones City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Molasses Gap, with the one closest to Molasses Gap listed first.
- Scott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoaglin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Middle Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Van Wert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Convoy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Venedocia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Ohio City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Glenmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Elgin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Wren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abanaka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Molasses Gap, with the one closest to Molasses Gap listed first.
- Bryan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Melbern
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Pulaski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Stryker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Edgerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Blakeslee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- West Unity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Molasses Gap, with the one closest to Molasses Gap listed first.
- Edgerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Woodburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Monroeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zulu
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Grabill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hacienda Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Leo-Cedarville
(28 miles [45.1 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hoagland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Molasses Gap, with the one closest to Molasses Gap listed first.
- Saint Joe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spencerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Concord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Butler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Molasses Gap, see our County-by-County Page for Molasses Gap.
Cemeteries Near Molasses Gap ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Molasses Gap.
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 Molasses Gap - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Molasses Gap covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Molasses Gap, with the one closest to Molasses Gap listed first.
- Dotterer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bowholtz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blakeslee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sherman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Oakwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43405 <4>
- Junction Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Upthegrove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kinzer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ankney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hedges Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Renollet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (351 more) ...
- Kingery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoover Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Oakwood.
- The Hoover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thomas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319340 <4>
- Klein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<5>
While we didn't find Molasses Gap in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Molasses Gap.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Molasses Gap, with the one closest to Molasses Gap listed first.
- Charloe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Hedges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Goodwin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goodwin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
- Broughton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Melrose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Reids ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reids is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
- Paulding
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arthur is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Emmett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Dague ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Ashwood ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashwood is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hartsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- The Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bend is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bend
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Molasses Gap. See our List of 1890's Communities around Molasses Gap.
Newspapers Published in Molasses Gap ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Molasses Gap.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Molasses Gap, 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 Molasses Gap.
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 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 Molasses Gap:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Paulding County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert County
- Williams County
- Allen County
- DeKalb 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> | 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- Molasses Gap) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Molasses Gap, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |