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 Silver Creek (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 Silver Creek. 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 Silver Creek ...
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.
Another variation: Silvercreek.
- A typical abbreviation for Silver Creek: Silver Crk. (or less commonly used: Silver Ck. or Silver Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Silver Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Silver Creek.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Silver Creek is located in Hardin 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 Hardin County: Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Silver Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Silver Creek:
- Hardin County (The home county of Silver Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Jumbo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Kenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Roundhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- McGuffey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Huntersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Alger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dunkirk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McVitty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Harrod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lafayette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverdam
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Shawnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Lima
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Elida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Waynesfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Santa Fe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Saint Johns
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Uniopolis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Fryburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Cridersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wapakoneta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Buckland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Mingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- North Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kingscreek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Carysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Radnor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- New Stark
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jenera
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Blanchard
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Mount Cory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Rawson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vanlue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Benton Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Belle Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Rushsylvania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Marl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Russells Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefontaine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Iron City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Zanesfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Valley Hi
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Logansville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- La Rue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Green Camp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Morral
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Newmans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Pandora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Columbus Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Jackson Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Montra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Port Jefferson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Botkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Anna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Summersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Raymond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Richwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pharisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Marysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Marseilles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Kirby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wharton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Harpster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Carey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Silver Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Silver Creek.
Cemeteries Near Silver Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silver Creek.
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 Silver Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Silver Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Norman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sieg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan - Yelverton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belle Center Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Belle Center.
- The Belle Center Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40791 <2>
- Miami Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lynn Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Potters Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dorman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (505 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKirahan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Silver Creek had a population of 61 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Silver Creek, with the one closest to Silver Creek listed first.
- Yelverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yelverton is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelverton
- Jumbo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Big Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Belle Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Ridgeway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Kenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Northwood is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Rushsylvania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Foraker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Foraker is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- New Richland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Roundhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- McGuffey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Harper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Walnut Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Silver Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Silver Creek.
Newspapers Published in Silver Creek ...
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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silver Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silver Creek, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silver Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Silver Creek:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hardin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Union 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 Silver Creek, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silver Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |