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 Pioneer (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 Pioneer. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Pioneer is located in Williams 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 Williams County: DeKalb (IN), Steuben (IN), Hillsdale (MI), Defiance, Fulton & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near Pioneer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Pioneer:
- Williams County (The home county of Pioneer)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- Jim Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Holiday City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Kunkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Alvordton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Montpelier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ainger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- West Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Northwest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Cooney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Columbia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Edon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- Ney
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sherwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Brunersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Jewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Defiance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hicksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Burlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Powers ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Archbold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Pettisville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Denson ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Denson is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Oakshade
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Advance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Napoleon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Emmett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- Butler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- York
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clear Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Alvarado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Ray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Fremont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Russels Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Hamilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Angola
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Pleasant Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hudson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- Ray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Canada Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Fisher
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Quincy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Trailtree Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Coldwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Ransom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Frontier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Lickly Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Shadyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Prattville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Osseo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Steamburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jackson County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- Hanover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Jackson County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- Munson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Hudson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morenci
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Morenci
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Canandaigua
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Seneca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Clayton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Rollin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Addison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Manitou Beach
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Addison Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Addison Junction is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison Junction
- Manitou Beach - Devils Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Pioneer, see our County-by-County Page for Pioneer.
Cemeteries Near Pioneer ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pioneer.
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 Pioneer - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Pioneer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- Floral Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pease Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cogswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kunkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alfred Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Osborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Primrose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cellars Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Pioneer had a population of 596 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pioneer had a population of 1,396 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Pioneer, with the one closest to Pioneer listed first.
- Kunkle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Montpelier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alvordton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Betzer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Betzer is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betzer
- Ransom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Ainger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Frontier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- West Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nettle Lake is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
- Northwest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cooney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Pioneer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pioneer.
Newspapers Published in Pioneer ...
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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pioneer.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Pioneer, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Pioneer.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Pioneer:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Williams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- DeKalb County
- Steuben County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Jackson County
- Lenawee 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 Pioneer, 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- Pioneer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |