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 Rawson (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 Rawson. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Rawson is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Allen, Hardin, Henry, Putnam, Seneca, Wood & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Rawson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rawson:
- Hancock County (The home county of Rawson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawson, with the one closest to Rawson listed first.
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Mount Cory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Benton Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jenera
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- New Stark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Findlay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McComb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Williamstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Mount Blanchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawson, with the one closest to Rawson listed first.
- Bluffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(17 miles [27.4 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Harrod
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gomer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Elida
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Fort Shawnee
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Scotts Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Delphos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawson, with the one closest to Rawson listed first.
- Waynesfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Cridersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Uniopolis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawson, with the one closest to Rawson listed first.
- Dola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dunkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Alger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Forest
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- McVitty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 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
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Kenton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Pfeiffer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawson, with the one closest to Rawson listed first.
- Deshler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hamler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Bavaria
(26 miles [41.8 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
- Pleasant Bend
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Elery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Holgate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McClure
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paulding County
- Mandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawson, with the one closest to Rawson listed first.
- Gilboa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Pandora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Townwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Leipsic Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ottawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- West Leipsic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Glandorf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Miller City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Kalida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawson, with the one closest to Rawson listed first.
- Alvada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Fostoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Adrian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- New Riegel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McCutchenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bascom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rawson, with the one closest to Rawson listed first.
- Hoytville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- North Baltimore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bairdstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Hammansburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Bloomdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cygnet
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eagleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Custar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jerry City
(22 miles [35.4 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
- Milton Center
(23 miles [37 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
- West Millgrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Six Points
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Portage
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- 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 Rawson, with the one closest to Rawson listed first.
- Wharton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Carey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Kirby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Marseilles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Belle Vernon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rawson, see our County-by-County Page for Rawson.
Cemeteries Near Rawson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rawson.
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 Rawson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rawson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rawson, with the one closest to Rawson listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Flick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Benton Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Keller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Knepper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hartman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clymer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Schellbas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (399 more) ...
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Line 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 Rawson had a population of 458 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Rawson had a population of 552 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rawson, with the one closest to Rawson listed first.
- Mount Cory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cordelia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cordelia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordelia
- Benton Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jenera
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Bluffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hassan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hassan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassan
- New Stark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chase is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Gilboa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Findlay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- McComb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rawson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rawson.
Newspapers Published in Rawson ...
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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rawson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rawson, 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 Rawson.
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 Rawson:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Seneca 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 Rawson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rawson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |