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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 Roundhead (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 Roundhead. 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.

Roundhead is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union & Wyandot.

Below are the counties that are near Roundhead. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Roundhead:

  • Hardin County     (The home county of Roundhead)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundhead, with the one closest to Roundhead listed first.
    • Harrod
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Westminster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lafayette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Shawnee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
      • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
    • Lima
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Beaverdam
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cairo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • West Cairo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
    • Bluffton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Elida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Elida is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
    • Conant
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Gomer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Auglaize County
  • Champaign County
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundhead, with the one closest to Roundhead listed first.
    • New Stark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • New Stark is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
    • Williamstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamstown is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Arlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jenera
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mount Cory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rawson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Mount Blanchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Benton Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundhead, with the one closest to Roundhead listed first.
    • Belle Center
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • New Richland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Russells Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Huntsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Marl City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Marl City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
    • Rushsylvania
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellefontaine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Iron City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Iron City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Logansville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • De Graff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Zanesfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundhead, with the one closest to Roundhead listed first.
    • La Rue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • La Rue is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • New Bloomington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • New Bloomington is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Gurley ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gurley is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Miami County
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundhead, with the one closest to Roundhead listed first.
    • Pandora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pandora is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
    • Columbus Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jones City is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
    • Rimer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelby County
  • Union County
  • Wyandot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Roundhead, with the one closest to Roundhead listed first.
    • Marseilles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Kirby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wharton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wharton is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people

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

Cemeteries Near Roundhead ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Roundhead.

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

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

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

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Roundhead had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Jumbo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Belle Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • New Richland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Yelverton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Yelverton is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelverton
  • New Hampshire
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • West Newton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Newton is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
  • Huntsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Northwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Northwood is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Silver Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Silver Creek is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Santa Fe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewistown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lewistown is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Foraker
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Foraker is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
    • McGuffey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • McGuffey is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Alger
      (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 Roundhead. See our List of 1890's Communities around Roundhead.

Newspapers Published in Roundhead ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Roundhead.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Roundhead, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Roundhead.

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 Roundhead:

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>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.
<3>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 Roundhead, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roundhead) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.