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 Shawtown (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 Shawtown. 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 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.
Shawtown is located in Hancock 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 Hancock County: Allen, Hardin, Henry, Putnam, Seneca, Wood & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Shawtown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shawtown:
- Hancock County (The home county of Shawtown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Benton Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Van Buren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Findlay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Cory
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Jenera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Bluffton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beaverdam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Cairo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Cairo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Lafayette
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gomer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Harrod
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elida
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Lima
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Westminster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Delphos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Ayersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Jewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Defiance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Brunersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Fulton County
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Ada
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Huntersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McGuffey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- McVitty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Deshler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hamler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Holgate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Malinta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bavaria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Grelton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Pleasant Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- McClure
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Florida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Napoleon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Colton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Liberty Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Waterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Mandale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Oakwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Fort Brown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Charloe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Townwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Belmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Leipsic Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilboa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- West Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Ottawa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pandora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Glandorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miller City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Columbus Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kieferville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Kalida
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Alvada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Fostoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Adrian
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Riegel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bascom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Berwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Hoytville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- North Baltimore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Custar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hammansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Milton Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Bairdstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Cygnet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bloomdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eagleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Jerry City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Portage
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Grand Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Carey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wharton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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 Shawtown, see our County-by-County Page for Shawtown.
Cemeteries Near Shawtown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shawtown.
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 Shawtown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shawtown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Horn Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- McComb Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Belmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sugar Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Belmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
- The Blanchard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
- Maidlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cholera Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schwartz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Indian Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McConnel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 in 1895, Shawtown had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shawtown, with the one closest to Shawtown listed first.
- Townwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Deweyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Deweyville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deweyville
- Hancock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Belmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Leipsic Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gilboa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- West Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Deshler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Portage Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Portage Center is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Center
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hoytville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Benton Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shawtown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shawtown.
Newspapers Published in Shawtown ...
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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawtown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shawtown, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shawtown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Shawtown:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hancock County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Seneca County
- Wood County
- Wyandot 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 Shawtown, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shawtown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |