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 Northwood (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 Northwood. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Northwood is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Northwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Northwood:
- Logan County (The home county of Northwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Belle Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Rushsylvania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Marl City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefontaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Iron City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Russells Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zanesfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Hi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- West Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Logansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Harrod
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lafayette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Shawnee
(25 miles [40.2 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
- Beaverdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Santa Fe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Waynesfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Saint Johns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Uniopolis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Fryburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Cridersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wapakoneta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Buckland
(29 miles [46.7 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
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- New Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Mingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kingscreek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Carysville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Woodstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Millerstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Urbana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Saint Paris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mechanicsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Powhattan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Ostrander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- New Stark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jenera
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Mount Blanchard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Roundhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Victory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McGuffey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Pfeiffer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Alger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Huntersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Grant
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Ada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Chuckery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- La Rue
(19 miles [30.6 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
- New Bloomington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Green Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Newmans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Lena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Fletcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Maplewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Jackson Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Montra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Port Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Anna
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Botkins
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sidney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kettlersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hardin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Raymond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Richwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Marysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- New Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Marseilles
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Kirby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wharton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Northwood, see our County-by-County Page for Northwood.
Cemeteries Near Northwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Northwood.
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 Northwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Northwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- McKirahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Northwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fulton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dorman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belle Center Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belle Center Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Belle Center.
- The Belle Center Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40791 <2>
- Rushsylvania Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Miami Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stanfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (490 more) ...
- Equality Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sloan - Yelverton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McGraw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Northwood had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Northwood, with the one closest to Northwood listed first.
- Belle Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Harper
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Rushsylvania
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Yelverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Yelverton is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelverton
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Bellefontaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Jerusalem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Jerusalem is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Silver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Lewistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ridgeway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Roundhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- 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 Northwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northwood.
Newspapers Published in Northwood ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Northwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Northwood, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Northwood.
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 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 Northwood:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wyandot 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 Northwood, 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- Northwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |