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 Pandora (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 Pandora. 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.
Pandora is located in Putnam 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 Putnam County: Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Paulding, Van Wert & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Pandora. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pandora:
- Putnam County (The home county of Pandora)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
- Gilboa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Columbus Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ottawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glandorf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Townwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- West Leipsic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Jones City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Kalida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Miller City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
- Bluffton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Lafayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gomer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harrod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Lima
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Scotts Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Fort Shawnee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
- Cridersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniopolis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Waynesfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Saint Johns
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Buckland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Wapakoneta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Defiance County
- Ayersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
- Mount Cory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Rawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benton Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Jenera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McComb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Stark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Hancock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Findlay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Dunkirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Forest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McVitty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Jumbo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Kenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
- Deshler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hamler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Holgate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Malinta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Florida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- McClure
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
- Mandale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Fort Brown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Charloe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Grover Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Hedges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Seneca County
- Alvada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
- Middle Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Converse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Hoaglin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Converse Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Venedocia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
- Hoytville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- North Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammansburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Custar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bairdstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Milton Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Bloomdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cygnet
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jerry City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Portage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
- Wharton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Kirby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pandora, see our County-by-County Page for Pandora.
Cemeteries Near Pandora ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pandora.
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 Pandora - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pandora covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
- Pandora Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hilty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Johime - Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wisely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riley Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bogart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (404 more) ...
- Clymer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Crawfis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Pandora had a population of 278 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Pandora had a population of 1,101 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pandora, with the one closest to Pandora listed first.
- Columbus Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bluffton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilboa
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ottawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Cory
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Glandorf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cordelia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cordelia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Rawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Benton Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Vaughnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughnsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughnsville
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pandora. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pandora.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pandora ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pandora.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pandora. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pandora and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pandora.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Pandora.
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 helpful 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 Pandora:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Defiance County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Seneca County
- Van Wert County
- Wood 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 Pandora, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pandora) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |