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 Naomi (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 Naomi. 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 southwest 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 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.
Naomi is located in Henry 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 Henry County: Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Lucas, Putnam, Williams & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Naomi. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Naomi:
- Henry County (The home county of Naomi)
- The following are listed by their distance from Naomi, with the one closest to Naomi listed first.
- Napoleon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Liberty Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Okolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Colton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Florida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Grelton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- McClure
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holgate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hamler
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Bavaria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naomi, with the one closest to Naomi listed first.
- Jewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Brunersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Defiance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Ayersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Ney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sherwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naomi, with the one closest to Naomi listed first.
- Wauseon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pettisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- West Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Archbold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Advance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Oakshade
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Ai
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hancock County
- Hancock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naomi, with the one closest to Naomi listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Whitehouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sharples
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Waterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Berkey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Holland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maumee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Fort Industry ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Industry is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Industry
- Sylvania
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Air Line Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naomi, with the one closest to Naomi listed first.
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Emmett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Charloe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Fort Brown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Oakwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Cecil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Melrose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naomi, with the one closest to Naomi listed first.
- Belmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Kieferville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Miller City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Continental
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leipsic Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- West Leipsic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Hartsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Leipsic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Townwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Dupont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naomi, with the one closest to Naomi listed first.
- Stryker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Unity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pulaski
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Alvordton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Bryan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Holiday City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Pioneer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jim Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Melbern
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Ainger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Blakeslee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Naomi, with the one closest to Naomi listed first.
- Grand Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Custar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Weston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tontogany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Haskins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- The Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Bowling Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Perrysburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hoytville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Dowling
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Portage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Hammansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Naomi, with the one closest to Naomi listed first.
- Waldron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Prattville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Lickly Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Ransom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Locust Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corners
- Shadyside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Naomi, with the one closest to Naomi listed first.
- Morenci
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Munson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- North Morenci
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Seneca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Ogden Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Canandaigua
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Sand Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Clayton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Friendly Village of Adrian
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blissfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Naomi, see our County-by-County Page for Naomi.
Cemeteries Near Naomi ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Naomi.
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 Naomi - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Naomi covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Naomi, with the one closest to Naomi listed first.
- St. Luke Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westbarre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lena Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freedom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mikesell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- The Zion UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Cemetery
- Zion Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44276 <2>
- Ruppert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruppert Cemetery
- The Ruppert Cemetery has also been known as:
- Darby Cemetery
- Gould Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43040 <2>
- Aeschliman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Caspar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (383 more) ...
- St. Pauls Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Naomi in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Naomi.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Naomi, with the one closest to Naomi listed first.
- Wauseon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pettisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Ridgeville Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Napoleon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Liberty Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adams Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Adams Ridge is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Ridge
- Tedrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tedrow is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedrow
- Ottokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ottokee is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottokee
- Archbold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Okolona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Texas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Texas is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Colton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Winameg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winameg is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winameg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Naomi. See our List of 1890's Communities around Naomi.
Newspapers Published in Naomi ...
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 Naomi.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Naomi, 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 Naomi.
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 Naomi:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Lucas County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Williams County
- Wood 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 Naomi, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Naomi) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |