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 New Bremen (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 New Bremen. 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 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.
New Bremen is located in Auglaize 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 Auglaize County: Allen, Darke, Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Shelby & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near New Bremen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Bremen:
- Auglaize County (The home county of New Bremen)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Minster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Knoxville
(5 miles [8 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Fryburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Wapakoneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Saint Johns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Cridersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Uniopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Santa Fe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Waynesfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Spencerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Conant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Fort Shawnee
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Southworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Landeck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Lima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Scotts Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Westminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Delphos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Gomer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Harrod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Carysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Osgood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Versailles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Frenchtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- New Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rossburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Ansonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Lightsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Stelvideo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Gettysburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Hardin County
- Roundhead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Quincy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Logansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- De Graff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Russells Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Chickasaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Celina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Henry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Burkettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Wendelin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Mendon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Tama
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Macedon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Fort Recovery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Bloomer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Polo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Covington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Piqua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- West Covington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Fletcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Pleasant Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Conover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Casstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laura
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Filburns Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Kettlersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Laramie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Botkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Anna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Hardin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Russia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Montra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Sidney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Port Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 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
- Venedocia
(24 miles [38.6 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Schumm
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Middle Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Glenmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Willshire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Salamonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Trinity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jay City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Boundary City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Haysville Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Bremen, see our County-by-County Page for New Bremen.
Cemeteries Near New Bremen ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Bremen.
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 New Bremen - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Bremen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Plank Road Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Augustines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Schwaberow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Protestant Evangelical Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pilger Ruhe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilger Ruhe Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilger Ruhe Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of New Knoxville.
- The Pilger Ruhe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ruhe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42667 <2>
- Maria Stein Convent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Furrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (465 more) ...
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walkup Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 New Bremen had a population of 1,239 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, New Bremen had a population of 2,949 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Bremen, with the one closest to New Bremen listed first.
- Minster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Knoxville
(5 miles [8 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
- Maria Stein
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McCartyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCartyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartyville
- Kettlersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chickasaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Rosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Rosa is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
- Steinman ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steinman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinman
- Saint Marys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sebastian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sebastian is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
- Cassella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cassella is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassella
- Osgood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Yorkshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdell is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdell
- Moulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Bremen. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Bremen.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of New Bremen ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Bremen.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of New Bremen. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of New Bremen and those printed in the larger area surrounding New Bremen.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of New Bremen.
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 either 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 New Bremen:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Auglaize County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Champaign County
- Darke County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert 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 New Bremen, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Bremen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |