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 Needmore (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 Needmore. 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 hospitals and 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.
Needmore is located in Darke 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 Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Needmore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Needmore:
- Darke County (The home county of Needmore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Versailles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Stelvideo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Dawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Brock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Gettysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Yorkshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Minster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Bremen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Saint Marys
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Fryburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Wapakoneta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Christiansburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Saint Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Dodo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- New Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Logan County
- Quincy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Burkettsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wendelin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Montezuma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Fort Recovery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Macedon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Celina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wabash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Earley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Scudder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Bloomer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Polo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Piqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laura
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Potsdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Ludlow Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Kessler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Troy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Wengerlawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Arlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brookville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Englewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Pyrmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Northview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Vandalia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Verona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Manchester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Eldorado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Euphemia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Paris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Russia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Fort Laramie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Filburns Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Hardin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Sidney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pasco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Kettlersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Salamonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Boundary City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Bluff Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Union City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haysville Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Spartanburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- New Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Saratoga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Arba
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Rural
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Bloomingport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Whitewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Fountain City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Webster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Needmore, see our County-by-County Page for Needmore.
Cemeteries Near Needmore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Needmore.
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 Needmore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Needmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Hoover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stoner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coppess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hartle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Stelvideo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Valberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Beamsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Erisman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
While we didn't find Needmore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Needmore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Webster
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Versailles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stelvideo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Horatio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horatio is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Bloomer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Dawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Beamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beamsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamsville
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Gettysburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Russia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Strakers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Strakers is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strakers
- Ansonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Greenville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Needmore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Needmore.
Newspapers Published in Needmore ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Needmore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Needmore, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Needmore.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Needmore:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Needmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Needmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |