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 Rousculp (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 Rousculp. 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 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.
Rousculp is located in Allen 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 Allen County: Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Putnam & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near Rousculp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rousculp:
- Allen County (The home county of Rousculp)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rousculp, with the one closest to Rousculp listed first.
- Fort Shawnee
(2 miles [3.2 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
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harrod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elida
(10 miles [16.1 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
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Beaverdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gomer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rousculp, with the one closest to Rousculp listed first.
- Cridersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Uniopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Saint Johns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Waynesfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Wapakoneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Buckland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Fryburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Moulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- New Knoxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Saint Marys
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rousculp, with the one closest to Rousculp listed first.
- New Stark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Mount Cory
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jenera
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rawson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Arlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 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
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rousculp, with the one closest to Rousculp listed first.
- Alger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roundhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Ada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Jumbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Dola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kenton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Ridgeway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- McVitty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rousculp, with the one closest to Rousculp listed first.
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Russells Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Huntsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Logansville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- De Graff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rushsylvania
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marl City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Bellefontaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rousculp, with the one closest to Rousculp listed first.
- Mendon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chickasaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Celina
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Mercer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Montezuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Tama
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Rockford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rousculp, with the one closest to Rousculp listed first.
- Mandale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rousculp, with the one closest to Rousculp listed first.
- Jones City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Rimer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Columbus Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pandora
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Fort Jennings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kalida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ottoville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Muntanna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Gilboa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Glandorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rousculp, with the one closest to Rousculp listed first.
- Botkins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montra
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Kettlersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Anna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maplewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Port Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Filburns Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Pasco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Laramie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rousculp, with the one closest to Rousculp listed first.
- Converse Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Venedocia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Middle Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hoaglin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Ohio City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Van Wert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rousculp, see our County-by-County Page for Rousculp.
Cemeteries Near Rousculp ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rousculp.
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 Rousculp - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rousculp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rousculp, with the one closest to Rousculp listed first.
- Luther Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barton - Stevenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Barton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tussing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Craft Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vaughan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stiles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mathews Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Conner - Kaiser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (442 more) ...
- Fairmount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shockey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
While we didn't find Rousculp in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rousculp.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rousculp, with the one closest to Rousculp listed first.
- Yoder
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Yoder is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- South Warsaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- South Warsaw is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warsaw
- Cridersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Uniopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Lima
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Hume
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hume is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Saint Johns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Wapakoneta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allentown is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Kemp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kemp is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Buckland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harrod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fryburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rousculp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rousculp.
Newspapers Published in Rousculp ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rousculp.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rousculp, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rousculp.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Rousculp:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert 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> | 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 Rousculp, 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- Rousculp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |