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 Tawawa (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 Tawawa. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Tawawa is located in Shelby 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 Shelby County: Auglaize, Champaign, Darke, Logan & Miami.
Below are the counties that are near Tawawa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tawawa:
- Shelby County (The home county of Tawawa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tawawa, with the one closest to Tawawa listed first.
- Pasco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Port Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Hardin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lockington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Montra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Anna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Botkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Kettlersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tawawa, with the one closest to Tawawa listed first.
- Santa Fe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Fryburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Minster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- New Bremen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Knoxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Wapakoneta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Uniopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Waynesfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Moulton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Saint Marys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buckland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Tawawa, with the one closest to Tawawa listed first.
- Carysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Millerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Christiansburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Kingscreek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Urbana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mingo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Powhattan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mutual
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- North Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Woodstock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Mechanicsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tawawa, with the one closest to Tawawa listed first.
- Dialton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dialton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialton
- Dodo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- North Hampton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Hampton is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Lawrenceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Tremont City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- New Carlisle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Eagle City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Northridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Donnelsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Greenlawn Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Oakwood Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Crystal Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Darke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tawawa, with the one closest to Tawawa listed first.
- Versailles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Osgood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Gettysburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Brock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Stelvideo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Pitsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- North Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Pikeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tawawa, with the one closest to Tawawa listed first.
- Fairborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Yellow Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tawawa, with the one closest to Tawawa listed first.
- Roundhead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Ridgeway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Tawawa, with the one closest to Tawawa listed first.
- Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- De Graff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Logansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- West Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bellefontaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Russells Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Hi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Richland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Marl City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Mercer County
- Chickasaw
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tawawa, with the one closest to Tawawa listed first.
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Casstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Piqua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alcony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Pleasant Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tipp City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tawawa, with the one closest to Tawawa listed first.
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Huber Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Vandalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Clayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Shiloh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Northview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Phillipsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Union County
- Raymond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tawawa, see our County-by-County Page for Tawawa.
Cemeteries Near Tawawa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tawawa.
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 Tawawa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tawawa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tawawa, with the one closest to Tawawa listed first.
- Sturm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Plattsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dorsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rusk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Halterman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wilkson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (530 more) ...
- Cedar Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Dunkard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Orange Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Tawawa had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tawawa, with the one closest to Tawawa listed first.
- Plattsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Plattsville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville
- Ballou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballou is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
- Carysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Pemberton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pemberton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Depew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Depew is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
- Quincy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Conover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Millerstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Crayon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crayon is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayon
- Port Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- De Graff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tawawa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tawawa.
Newspapers Published in Tawawa ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tawawa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tawawa, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Tawawa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tawawa:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Shelby County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Darke County
- Greene County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Union 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> | 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 Tawawa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tawawa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |