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 Neptune (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 Neptune. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Neptune 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 Neptune. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Neptune:
- Mercer County (The home county of Neptune)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Mendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Celina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Mercer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Tama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scudder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Saint Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Spencerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Southworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Landeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Delphos
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Fort Shawnee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Elida
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gomer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Saint Marys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- New Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Buckland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- New Bremen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wapakoneta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Minster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cridersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fryburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Saint Johns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Uniopolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Osgood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Star
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Weston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brock
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Rossburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Lightsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Versailles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ansonia
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Dawn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Pikeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Logan County
- Lakeview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Bloomer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Polo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Grover Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Haviland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Mandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Fort Jennings
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ottoville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rimer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Jones City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Muntanna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Cloverdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kalida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Kettlersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Filburns Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Fort Laramie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Botkins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Anna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Montra
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Dawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Russia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hardin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Jackson Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Venedocia
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Ohio City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Schumm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Glenmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Middle Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Willshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Van Wert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Adams County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Pleasant Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Decatur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Honduras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Honduras is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Allen County (IN)
- Dixon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Jay City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Salamonia
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Bryant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Antiville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Antiville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Boundary City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Portland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County (IN)
- New Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Neptune, see our County-by-County Page for Neptune.
Cemeteries Near Neptune ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Neptune.
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 Neptune - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Neptune covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Neptune Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hankin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oldtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roebuck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hussey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sherer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Continue List (436 more) ...
- Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Neptune had a population of 144 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Neptune, with the one closest to Neptune listed first.
- Celina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mendon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Saint Marys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Tama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Montezuma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Kossuth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kossuth is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Glynwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Glynwood is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glynwood
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 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
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spencerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Neptune. See our List of 1890's Communities around Neptune.
Newspapers Published in Neptune ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Neptune.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Neptune, 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 Neptune.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Neptune:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Darke County
- Logan County
- Miami County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert County
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Jay County
- Randolph 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 Neptune, 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- Neptune) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |