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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 South Findlay (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 South Findlay. 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 South Findlay ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Findlay: S. Findlay

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.

South Findlay 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 South Findlay. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Findlay:

  • Hancock County     (The home county of South Findlay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Findlay, with the one closest to South Findlay listed first.
    • Findlay
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Wineland ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wineland is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
    • Benton Ridge
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Lewisburg ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Van Buren
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Arlington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Rawson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vanlue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Vanlue is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Arcadia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • McComb
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Blanchard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jenera
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Findlay, with the one closest to South Findlay listed first.
    • Bluffton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beaverdam
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cairo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • Harrod
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Cairo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • West Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
    • Westminster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Westminster is located in Allen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Gomer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Findlay, with the one closest to South Findlay listed first.
    • Benton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Benton is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Lemert
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lemert is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Findlay, with the one closest to South Findlay listed first.
    • Dola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Dunkirk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Forest
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Patterson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Patterson is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • McVitty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • McVitty is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
    • Ada
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ada is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
    • Grant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Grant is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Huntersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Huntersville is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
    • McGuffey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • McGuffey is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Alger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pfeiffer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Findlay, with the one closest to South Findlay listed first.
    • Deshler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Grelton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Grelton is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
    • Malinta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McClure
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Elery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
    • Holgate
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New Bavaria
      (30 miles [48.3 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
    • Pleasant Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Findlay, with the one closest to South Findlay listed first.
    • Townwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Townwood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
    • Gilboa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Gilboa is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Pandora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Pandora is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
    • Belmore
      (18 miles [29 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
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
    • Leipsic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • West Leipsic
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Columbus Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Glandorf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Miller City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Kalida
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Sandusky County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Findlay, with the one closest to South Findlay listed first.
    • Burgoon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Helena
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gibsonburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Findlay, with the one closest to South Findlay listed first.
    • Alvada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Alvada is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
    • Fostoria
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Adrian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • New Riegel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Berwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Berwick is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
    • McCutchenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Bascom
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cromers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cromers is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
    • Tiffin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Linden ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Linden is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
    • Maple Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Bettsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Findlay, with the one closest to South Findlay listed first.
    • Bairdstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bairdstown is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • North Baltimore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bloomdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Eagleville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
    • Hoytville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoytville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
    • Hammansburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hammansburg is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
    • Cygnet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jerry City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jerry City is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
    • West Millgrove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Millgrove is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Six Points
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Six Points is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
    • Portage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Portage is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • Custar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyandot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Findlay, with the one closest to South Findlay listed first.
    • Carey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Carey is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <1>
    • Wharton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Wharton is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Kirby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle Vernon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
    • Mexico
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mexico is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
    • Upper Sandusky
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
    • Sycamore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
    • Marseilles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Duenquat
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
    • Harpster
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nevada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Findlay, see our County-by-County Page for South Findlay.

Cemeteries Near South Findlay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Findlay.

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 South Findlay - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Findlay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Findlay, with the one closest to South Findlay listed first.

  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hedges Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hancock County Infirmary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Aurand Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Alspach Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • High Bank Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the High Bank Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Findlay.
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (406 more) ...
    • Powell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hartman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Line Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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 South Findlay in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Findlay.

These communities are listed based on their distance from South Findlay, with the one closest to South Findlay listed first.

  • Findlay
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Chase
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chase is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
  • Mortimer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mortimer is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
  • Houcktown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Houcktown is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcktown
  • Wineland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wineland is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
  • Benton Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Rawson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Van Buren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Portage Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Portage Center is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Center
  • Jenera
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Blanchard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Pratts
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pratts is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Vanlue
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Vanlue is located in Hancock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Arcadia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Findlay. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Findlay.

Newspapers Published in South Findlay ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Findlay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Findlay, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Findlay.

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 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 South Findlay:

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 South Findlay, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Findlay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.