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 Murphys (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 Murphys. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Murphys is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Allen, Hardin, Henry, Putnam, Seneca, Wood & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Murphys. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Murphys:
- Hancock County (The home county of Murphys)
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- McComb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Findlay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Hancock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Rawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arcadia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Cory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- Bluffton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Lafayette
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Cairo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Harrod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gomer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lima
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance County
- Ayersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- Dola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ada
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McVitty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Huntersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Alger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McGuffey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Kenton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- Deshler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamler
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McClure
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elery
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Holgate
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Bavaria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Pleasant Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Colton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Waterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- Townwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Gilboa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Belmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Leipsic Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Leipsic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Pandora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Ottawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Glandorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Columbus Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miller City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kieferville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- Burgoon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Helena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibsonburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- Alvada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Fostoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Riegel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Bascom
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McCutchenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cromers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Linden ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bettsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- North Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hoytville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Bairdstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Hammansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Bloomdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cygnet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Jerry City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Custar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Six Points
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- West Millgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- Carey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wharton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Kirby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Upper Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Sycamore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Murphys, see our County-by-County Page for Murphys.
Cemeteries Near Murphys ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Murphys.
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 Murphys - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Murphys covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- Indian Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County Infirmary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hedges Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Schwartz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aurand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- The Maple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Maple Lawn Cemetery
- Maple Lawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41968 <2>
- St. Michael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McComb Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (396 more) ...
- Radar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Knepper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Murphys in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Murphys.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Murphys, with the one closest to Murphys listed first.
- Chase
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Portage Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Portage Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Center
- McComb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Findlay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mortimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mortimer is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Van Buren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deweyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Benton Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Hoytville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Galatea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Galatea is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatea
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Baltimore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shawtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shawtown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Bairdstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Murphys. See our List of 1890's Communities around Murphys.
Newspapers Published in Murphys ...
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 Murphys.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Murphys, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Murphys.
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 Murphys:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Defiance County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Wood 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 Murphys, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Murphys) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |