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 Montezuma Acres (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 Montezuma Acres. 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 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.
Montezuma Acres 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 Montezuma Acres. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montezuma Acres:
- Mercer County (The home county of Montezuma Acres)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres listed first.
- Montezuma
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Celina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Coldwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chickasaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Saint Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Wendelin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Mercer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Macedon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Wabash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Scudder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Burkettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres listed first.
- Spencerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Southworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Landeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Fort Shawnee
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Delphos
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Elida
(27 miles [43.5 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
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gomer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres listed first.
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Bremen
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Minster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Buckland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Wapakoneta
(19 miles [30.6 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Uniopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Santa Fe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres listed first.
- Osgood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rossburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Lightsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Frenchtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Dawn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Versailles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ansonia
(20 miles [32.2 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stelvideo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres listed first.
- Bloomer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Polo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Bradford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- West Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piqua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres listed first.
- Filburns Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Fort Laramie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Kettlersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Botkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Russia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hardin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Montra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Sidney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lockington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jackson Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres listed first.
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Ohio City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Converse
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Abanaka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Schumm
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Glenmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Venedocia
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Willshire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wren
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Van Wert
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adams County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres listed first.
- Geneva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Berne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coppess Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Honduras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Honduras is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres 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
(18 miles [29 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
- Boundary City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- 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
- Portland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bluff Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Blaine is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Pony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pony is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Greene
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greene is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Union City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Saratoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville
(28 miles [45.1 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
- Stone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Wells County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Montezuma Acres, see our County-by-County Page for Montezuma Acres.
Cemeteries Near Montezuma Acres ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montezuma Acres.
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 Montezuma Acres - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montezuma Acres covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres listed first.
- Burntwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Petrie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oldtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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 <2>
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Aloysious Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Sebastian Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (436 more) ...
- Botkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mercer Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Montezuma Acres in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Montezuma Acres.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Montezuma Acres, with the one closest to Montezuma Acres listed first.
- Montezuma
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Coldwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Celina
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carthagena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carthagena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthagena
- Sebastian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sebastian is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Chickasaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Philothea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Philothea is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philothea
- Cassella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cassella is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassella
- Saint Rosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Rosa is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
- Earley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Saint Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cranberry Prairie is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Prairie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maria Stein
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Neptune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Neptune is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Erastus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Erastus is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erastus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montezuma Acres. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montezuma Acres.
Newspapers Published in Montezuma Acres ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montezuma Acres.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montezuma Acres, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montezuma Acres.
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 Montezuma Acres:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Darke County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert County
- Adams County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wells 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 Montezuma Acres, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Montezuma Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |