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 Saint Patrick (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 Saint Patrick. 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.
Name Variations for Saint Patrick ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Saint Patrick: St. Patrick
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Saint Patrick. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Saint Patrick.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Saint Patrick is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan & Miami.
Below are the counties that are near Saint Patrick. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Saint Patrick:
- Shelby County (The home county of Saint Patrick)
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Patrick, with the one closest to Saint Patrick listed first.
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Filburns Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Kettlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Laramie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hardin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Botkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Port Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Lockington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Patrick, with the one closest to Saint Patrick listed first.
- Fort Shawnee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Spencerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Conant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Lima
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southworth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Westminster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Elida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Landeck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Scotts Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Harrod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Patrick, with the one closest to Saint Patrick listed first.
- Minster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Bremen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Moulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Fryburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Saint Marys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wapakoneta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Buckland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Santa Fe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Uniopolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Patrick, with the one closest to Saint Patrick listed first.
- Carysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Christiansburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Patrick, with the one closest to Saint Patrick listed first.
- Dialton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Dodo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Patrick, with the one closest to Saint Patrick listed first.
- Osgood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Versailles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- North Star
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Dawn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- New Weston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rossburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Stelvideo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Ansonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Hardin County
- Roundhead
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Patrick, with the one closest to Saint Patrick listed first.
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Logansville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- De Graff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Russells Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Huntsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bellefontaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Iron City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- New Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Belle Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- West Liberty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Patrick, with the one closest to Saint Patrick listed first.
- Chickasaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Montezuma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Burkettsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Henry
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Celina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wendelin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Earley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Mendon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Fort Recovery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Macedon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Patrick, with the one closest to Saint Patrick listed first.
- Polo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Bloomer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Piqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Covington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Fletcher
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Bradford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Conover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Troy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Casstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Saint Patrick, with the one closest to Saint Patrick listed first.
- Monticello
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Elgin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Venedocia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Jay County (IN)
- Salamonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Randolph County (IN)
- Union City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Saint Patrick, see our County-by-County Page for Saint Patrick.
Cemeteries Near Saint Patrick ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Saint Patrick.
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 Saint Patrick - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Saint Patrick covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Saint Patrick, with the one closest to Saint Patrick listed first.
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cuba Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Coldes Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coles Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Furrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old St. Michaels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Schwaberow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McClure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Redman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (515 more) ...
- St. Michael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels New Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Galley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Saint Patrick in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Saint Patrick.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Saint Patrick, with the one closest to Saint Patrick listed first.
- McCartyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCartyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartyville
- Kettlersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Minster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oran
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oran is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Hardin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Anna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Bremen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- New Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Botkins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Willowdell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Willowdell is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdell
- Port Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Saint Patrick. See our List of 1890's Communities around Saint Patrick.
Newspapers Published in Saint Patrick ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Saint Patrick.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Saint Patrick, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Saint Patrick.
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 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 Saint Patrick:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Van Wert County
- Jay County
- Randolph 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 Saint Patrick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Patrick) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |