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 Olentangy (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 Olentangy. 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 doctors and 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.
Olentangy is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Huron, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Olentangy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Olentangy:
- Crawford County (The home county of Olentangy)
- The following are listed by their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- North Robinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Galion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Bucyrus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crestline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tiro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broken Sword
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Oceola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Chatfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- New Washington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- North Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Lemert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- Mifflin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Bailey Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Ashland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Perrysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Savannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- Ashley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Norton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Leonardsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Meredith
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Radnor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- East Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- Celeryville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Willard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coble Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- New Haven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Delphi
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Steuben
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Fitchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Peru
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- Batemantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Palmyra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Fredericktown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dorema
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Green Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- North Liberty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- Martel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morral
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Ruth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Green Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Waldo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newmans
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- New Bloomington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- Iberia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Blooming Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Edison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cardington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shawtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Chesterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Marengo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sparta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Maybee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Forest ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Hanley Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Mansfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ganges
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Plymouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- Carrothers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Attica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caroline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Bloomville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Attica Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Scipio
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Omar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- McCutchenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Republic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- Wyandot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Nevada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duenquat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Harpster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Belle Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Sycamore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Upper Sandusky
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Mexico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Marseilles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Carey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Olentangy, see our County-by-County Page for Olentangy.
Cemeteries Near Olentangy ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Olentangy.
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 Olentangy - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Olentangy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Remer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- County Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Coulter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sixteen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stoltz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sixteen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (541 more) ...
- Forbes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Autin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
While we didn't find Olentangy in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Olentangy.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Olentangy, with the one closest to Olentangy listed first.
- North Robinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- New Winchester
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Galion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Martel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Iberia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Biddle ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biddle is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
- Bucyrus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint James is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Brandywine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brandywine is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Crestline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Kirkpatrick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkpatrick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Climax is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Olentangy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Olentangy.
Newspapers Published in Olentangy ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Olentangy.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Olentangy, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Olentangy.
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 Olentangy:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Delaware County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Seneca 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> | 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 Olentangy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Olentangy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |