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 Sebastian (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 Sebastian. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.
Sebastian is located in Mercer 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 Mercer County: Adams (IN), Jay (IN), Auglaize, Darke, Shelby & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near Sebastian. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sebastian:
- Mercer County (The home county of Sebastian)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebastian, with the one closest to Sebastian listed first.
- Chickasaw
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Celina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burkettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wendelin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Earley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Macedon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Fort Recovery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Wabash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Mendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebastian, with the one closest to Sebastian listed first.
- Spencerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conant
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Southworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Landeck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Fort Shawnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Elida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Scotts Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Delphos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebastian, with the one closest to Sebastian listed first.
- New Bremen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Minster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Marys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Moulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Buckland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Fryburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Wapakoneta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Cridersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Uniopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Santa Fe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebastian, with the one closest to Sebastian listed first.
- Osgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Frenchtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Rossburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dawn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Versailles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lightsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- Ansonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Pikeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stelvideo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Logan County
- Quincy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebastian, with the one closest to Sebastian listed first.
- Bloomer
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Polo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Bradford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Covington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Piqua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fletcher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebastian, with the one closest to Sebastian listed first.
- Filburns Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Fort Laramie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Kettlersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Russia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dawson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Botkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hardin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Anna
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Lockington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Port Jefferson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebastian, with the one closest to Sebastian listed first.
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Elgin
(20 miles [32.2 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
- Converse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Ohio City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Venedocia
(23 miles [37 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
- Abanaka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Schumm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Glenmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Willshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Van Wert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Adams County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebastian, with the one closest to Sebastian listed first.
- Geneva
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Monroe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebastian, with the one closest to Sebastian listed first.
- Salamonia
(18 miles [29 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
- Trinity
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Jay City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Boundary City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Antiville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Antiville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bryant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Portland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bluff Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Blaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Blaine is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Greene is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Pony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pony is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Sebastian, with the one closest to Sebastian listed first.
- New Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Saratoga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sebastian, see our County-by-County Page for Sebastian.
Cemeteries Near Sebastian ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sebastian.
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 Sebastian - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sebastian covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sebastian, with the one closest to Sebastian listed first.
- St. Sebastian Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Precious Blood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Long Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Aloysious Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- St. Rose Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maria Stein Convent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cassella Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Botkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (430 more) ...
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burntwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Sebastian had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Sebastian, with the one closest to Sebastian listed first.
- Chickasaw
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Carthagena
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Carthagena is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthagena
- Saint Rosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saint Rosa is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
- Maria Stein
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cassella
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cassella is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassella
- Montezuma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Cranberry Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cranberry Prairie is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Prairie
- Steinman ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Steinman is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinman
- Saint Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coldwater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Osgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Celina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Bremen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Philothea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Philothea is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philothea
- North Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sebastian. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sebastian.
Newspapers Published in Sebastian ...
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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sebastian.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sebastian, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sebastian.
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 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 Sebastian:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mercer County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Darke County
- Logan County
- Miami County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert County
- Adams 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> | 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 Sebastian, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Sebastian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |