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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 Six Corners (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 Six Corners. 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 Six Corners ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Six Corners: Six Cors.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Six Corners. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Six Corners.
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 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.
Six Corners is located in Defiance 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 Defiance County: Allen (IN), DeKalb (IN), Henry, Paulding, Putnam & Williams.
Below are the counties that are near Six Corners. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Six Corners:
- Defiance County (The home county of Six Corners)
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Hicksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brunersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Defiance
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Ayersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Jewell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Archbold
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Pettisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Pleasant Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Holgate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Napoleon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Link ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Cecil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Antwerp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emmett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Paulding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Worstville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Worstville is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Latty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Latty is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Payne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Hartsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Continental
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dupont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kieferville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Scott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Convoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hoaglin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Williams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Blakeslee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bryan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Montpelier
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stryker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ainger
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Columbia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Holiday City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grabill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Leo-Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
- Leo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hacienda Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Zulu
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- New Haven
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Huntertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monroeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Saint Joe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spencerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Moore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Waterloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- New Era
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Era is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Ashley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garrett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Altona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Altona is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Corunna
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Gravel Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Stroh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Noble County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Laotto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Kendallville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wakeville Village is located in Noble County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeville Village
- Ege
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ege is located in Noble County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ege
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Alvarado
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Russels Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Pleasant Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Hudson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- York
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Angola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Fremont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Six Corners, see our County-by-County Page for Six Corners.
Cemeteries Near Six Corners ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Six Corners.
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 Six Corners - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Six Corners covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Six Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Forest Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville Amish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spindler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tamarack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (339 more) ...
- Wartenbe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Six Corners in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Six Corners.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Six Corners, with the one closest to Six Corners listed first.
- Cicero ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cicero is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
- Hicksville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Link ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Newville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Edgerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Sherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Williams Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Center is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Center
- Halls Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halls Corners is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corners
- Cecil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Moats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moats is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moats
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Antwerp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Emmett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- The Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Bend is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bend
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Six Corners. See our List of 1890's Communities around Six Corners.
Newspapers Published in Six Corners ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Six Corners.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Six Corners, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Six Corners.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Six Corners:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Defiance County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Van Wert County
- Williams County
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange County
- Noble County
- Steuben County
- Hillsdale 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> | 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- Six Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Six Corners, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |