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 Tiro (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 Tiro. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Tiro is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Huron, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Tiro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tiro:
- Crawford County (The home county of Tiro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- North Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- New Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crestline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Chatfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Galion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bucyrus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Broken Sword
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Lemert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Oceola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- Bailey Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ruggles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Ashland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mifflin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Nova
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hayesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Polk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Perrysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jeromesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- McKay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- Milan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- North Milan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Avery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Berlinville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- Celeryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Willard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coble Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Delphi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Steuben
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Greenwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Peru
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Fitchville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Olena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Hunts Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- Batemantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Palmyra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- Martel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Morral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Iberia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Edison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cardington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Chesterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shawtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- Forest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Shelby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ganges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Maybee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mansfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- Bellevue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- Carrothers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Caroline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Attica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Attica Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Omar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Bloomville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Melmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Republic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Lodi
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Tiffin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- Duenquat
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Nevada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Wyandot
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Belle Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Mexico
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Harpster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tiro, see our County-by-County Page for Tiro.
Cemeteries Near Tiro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tiro.
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 Tiro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tiro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dickson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodwill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hanna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sandusky Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Our Mother of Sorrows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Biddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dapper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Shelby - Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Luke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Tiro had a population of 274 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Tiro had a population of 262 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tiro, with the one closest to Tiro listed first.
- North Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Biddle ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Biddle is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Forest ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- New Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Shelby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crestline
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Brandywine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brandywine is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Robinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tiro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tiro.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Tiro ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tiro.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Tiro. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Tiro and those printed in the larger area surrounding Tiro.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of Tiro.
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 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 Tiro:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Champaign County
- Erie County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca 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> | 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 Tiro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Tiro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |