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 Shelby (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 Shelby. 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 hospitals and 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.
Shelby is located in Richland County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox & Morrow.
Below are the counties that are near Shelby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelby:
- Richland County (The home county of Shelby)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Vernon Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Ganges
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <2>
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Maybee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Shenandoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Ontario
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ontario is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
- Alta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <2>
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <2>
- Hanley Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Bailey Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Savannah is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <2>
- Ashland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <2>
- Ruggles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Mifflin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Nova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nova
- Nova is located in Ashland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nova <2>
- Hayesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Polk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Perrysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Perrysville is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <2>
- Jeromesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeromesville
- Jeromesville is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeromesville <2>
- Albion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Albion is located in Ashland County
- Redhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Tiro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiro
- Tiro is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiro <2>
- Crestline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Crestline is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <2>
- North Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - New Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- New Washington is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Washington <2>
- Galion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galion
- Galion is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,929 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galion <2>
- North Robinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Chatfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Bucyrus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bucyrus is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <2>
- Broken Sword
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Lemert
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Oceola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Milan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
- Berlinville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- North Milan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Avery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Celeryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Delphi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Coble Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coble Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Willard is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,988 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <2>
- Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwich <2>
- North Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Steuben
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Fitchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- New London
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- New London is located in Huron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <2>
- Olena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Peru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Hartland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Batemantown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Palmyra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- North Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Fredericktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
- Fredericktown is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <2>
- Nunda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Dorema
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Jelloway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Huntington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Lorain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <2>
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Martel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Caledonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <2>
- Medina County
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Iberia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Mount Gilead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <2>
- Edison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <2>
- Chesterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
- Chesterville is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterville <2>
- Cardington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cardington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
- Cardington is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cardington <2>
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Morrow County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>
- Sandusky County
- Bellevue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bellevue is located in Sandusky County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,862 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
- Bellevue
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Carrothers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Caroline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Attica
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Seneca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
- Attica Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Bloomville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
- Bloomville is located in Seneca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomville <2>
- Scipio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - West Lodi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Republic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Republic is located in Seneca County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <2>
- Melmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Flat Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Lattasburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Funk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- New Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- West Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- West Salem is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,528 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Salem <2>
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Duenquat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Nevada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Wyandot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <2>
- Wyandot
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Sycamore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Belle Vernon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Mexico
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shelby, see our County-by-County Page for Shelby.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shelby ...
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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelby.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shelby. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shelby and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shelby.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4> of Shelby.
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 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 Shelby:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Champaign County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Crawford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Erie County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Huron County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Knox County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lorain County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marion County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Medina County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Morrow County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sandusky County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Seneca County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wyandot County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ashland County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Richland County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Richland County
Cemeteries Near Shelby ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelby.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shelby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Shelby - Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelby - Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby - Oakland Cemetery
- Coltman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coltman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coltman Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunkard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunkard Cemetery
- German Reform Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Reform Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Reform Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Hazel Brush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazel Brush Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Springmill Mennonite Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springmill Mennonite Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the north of Plymouth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springmill Mennonite Church Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Ganges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ganges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ganges Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanna Cemetery
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- Dickson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Trauger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Trauger Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northeast of Plymouth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trauger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242120 <5>
- Dickson Cemetery
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shelby had a population of 1,977 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelby had a population of 9,066 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Vernon Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Forest ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Toledo Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Junction
- Toledo Junction is located in Richland County
- Ganges
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Spring Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Spring Mill is located in Richland County
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <2>
- Tiro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiro
- Tiro is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiro <2>
- Crestline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestline
- Crestline is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestline <2>
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Biddle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Ontario
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ontario is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
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- Shenandoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - North Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Shenandoah
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shelby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelby.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shelby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richland County: www.richlandcountyoh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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- Shelby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shelby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8843, Longitude: -82.6577 In this case, the coordinates for Shelby have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Shelby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |