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 Hampshire (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 Hampshire. 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 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.
New Hampshire 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 Hampshire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Hampshire:
- Auglaize County (The home county of New Hampshire)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Waynesfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Saint Johns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Uniopolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Fryburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Cridersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wapakoneta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Buckland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Moulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- New Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Saint Marys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Bremen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Harrod
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Shawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Lafayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Conant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Elida
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Bluffton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gomer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Spencerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Carysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kingscreek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- New Stark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Jenera
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rawson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Roundhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jumbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Alger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGuffey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Huntersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Ada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Dola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Victory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Pfeiffer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Russells Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Belle Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Logansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- De Graff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bellefontaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marl City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Rushsylvania
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Iron City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Zanesfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- La Rue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Chickasaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Lena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Fletcher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Columbus Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Jones City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Rimer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Pandora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Fort Jennings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Jackson Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Maplewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Botkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Port Jefferson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kettlersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Sidney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Filburns Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Hardin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Fort Laramie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Raymond
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Monticello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Venedocia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Hampshire, see our County-by-County Page for New Hampshire.
Cemeteries Near New Hampshire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Hampshire.
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 Hampshire - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Hampshire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Walnut Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Van Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rutledge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Geyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Roundhead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that New Hampshire had a population of 207 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Hampshire, with the one closest to New Hampshire listed first.
- Santa Fe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gutman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gutman is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutman
- Roundhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- West Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Uniopolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- South Warsaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Warsaw is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warsaw
- Jackson Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloom Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bloom Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Center
- Lewistown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lewistown is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Westminster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fryburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- New Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Jumbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Hampshire. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Hampshire.
Newspapers Published in New Hampshire ...
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 91 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hampshire.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Hampshire, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Hampshire.
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 New Hampshire:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Auglaize County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Champaign County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Van Wert 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 New Hampshire, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Hampshire) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |