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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 Rimer (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 Rimer. 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.

Rimer 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 Rimer. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rimer:

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Rimer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rimer, with the one closest to Rimer listed first.
    • Jones City
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jones City is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
    • Fort Jennings
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Kalida
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Muntanna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ottoville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Glandorf
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ottawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Dupont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pandora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Pandora is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
    • Kieferville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rimer, with the one closest to Rimer listed first.
    • Gomer
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Scotts Crossing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Elida
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Elida is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
    • Cairo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • West Cairo
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
    • Delphos
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Landeck
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Southworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Conant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lima
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaverdam
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fort Shawnee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
      • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
  • Auglaize County
  • Defiance County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rimer, with the one closest to Rimer listed first.
    • Ayersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Defiance
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Williamstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Williamstown is located in Defiance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Brunersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
    • Jewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Hancock County
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rimer, with the one closest to Rimer listed first.
    • Ada
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Ada is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
    • Alger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Huntersville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Huntersville is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
    • McGuffey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • McGuffey is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Dola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Roundhead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunkirk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Jumbo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Henry County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rimer, with the one closest to Rimer listed first.
    • Mendon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mercer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mercer is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Rockford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Earley ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Earley is located in Mercer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
    • Tama
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Celina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Paulding County
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rimer, with the one closest to Rimer listed first.
    • Botkins
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Kettlersville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Van Wert County
  • Wood County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rimer, see our County-by-County Page for Rimer.

Cemeteries Near Rimer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rimer.

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 Rimer - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rimer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rimer, with the one closest to Rimer listed first.

  • Keirns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ottawa River Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Carman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Reynolds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hadding Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pike Run Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clerenger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Raabe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dutch Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (426 more) ...

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Rimer had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rimer, with the one closest to Rimer listed first.

  • Rushmore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rushmore is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
  • Gomer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Vaughnsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Vaughnsville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughnsville
  • Fort Jennings
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Scotts Crossing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Elida is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Douglas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglas is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Delphos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cairo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cairo is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • West Cairo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Cairo is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
  • Kalida
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Muntanna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Ottoville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Allentown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Allentown is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
    • Columbus Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 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 Rimer. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rimer.

Newspapers Published in Rimer ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rimer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rimer, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rimer.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Rimer:

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>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- Rimer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Rimer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.