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 South Warsaw (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 Warsaw. 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 Warsaw ...
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 South Warsaw: S. Warsaw
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Warsaw. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South Warsaw.
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 Warsaw is located in Allen 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 Allen County: Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Putnam & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near South Warsaw. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Warsaw:
- Allen County (The home county of South Warsaw)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Warsaw, with the one closest to South Warsaw listed first.
- Westminster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Fort Shawnee
(5 miles [8 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
- Harrod
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaverdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Elida
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Conant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Gomer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Warsaw, with the one closest to South Warsaw listed first.
- Waynesfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Uniopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Cridersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Wapakoneta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Fryburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Buckland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Moulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- New Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Saint Marys
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Champaign County
- Carysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Warsaw, with the one closest to South Warsaw listed first.
- New Stark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Mount Cory
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jenera
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Rawson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Mount Blanchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Warsaw, with the one closest to South Warsaw listed first.
- Alger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Roundhead
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Ada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Jumbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Dola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McVitty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Warsaw, with the one closest to South Warsaw listed first.
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russells Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Huntsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Logansville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Marl City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Rushsylvania
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- De Graff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bellefontaine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Iron City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Warsaw, with the one closest to South Warsaw listed first.
- Mendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Chickasaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Montezuma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Celina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Paulding County
- Mandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Warsaw, with the one closest to South Warsaw listed first.
- Jones City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Columbus Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rimer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Pandora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Fort Jennings
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kalida
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ottawa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ottoville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gilboa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Glandorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Muntanna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Cloverdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Warsaw, with the one closest to South Warsaw listed first.
- Jackson Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Botkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maplewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Kettlersville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port Jefferson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Filburns Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Pasco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hardin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Warsaw, with the one closest to South Warsaw listed first.
- Converse Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Elgin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Venedocia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Middle Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Warsaw, see our County-by-County Page for South Warsaw.
Cemeteries Near South Warsaw ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Warsaw.
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 Warsaw - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Warsaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Warsaw, with the one closest to South Warsaw listed first.
- Tussing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barton - Stevenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stiles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shockey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vaughan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- The Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Cemetery
- Ward - Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303711 <2>
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (450 more) ...
- Westminster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Luther Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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 South Warsaw had a population of 84 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Warsaw, with the one closest to South Warsaw listed first.
- Yoder
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yoder is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Westminster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Uniopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Cridersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harrod
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Johns
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- West Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Newton is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Lima
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Hampshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hume
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hume is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Gutman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gutman is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutman
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wapakoneta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Allentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allentown is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Warsaw. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Warsaw.
Newspapers Published in South Warsaw ...
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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Warsaw.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Warsaw, 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 Warsaw.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to South Warsaw:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert 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 South Warsaw, 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 Warsaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |