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 Tobias (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 Tobias. 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 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.
Tobias is located in Marion 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 Marion County: Crawford, Delaware, Hardin, Morrow, Union & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Tobias. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Tobias:
- Marion County (The home county of Tobias)
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Logan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Martel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Green Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- New Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Waldo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Newmans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Bucyrus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oceola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- North Robinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Galion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lemert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Broken Sword
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Benton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Leesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crestline
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chatfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chatfield is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- New Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tiro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Norton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Ashley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Kerr Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Meredith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Radnor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Leonardsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Mount Blanchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanlue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Pfeiffer
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McVitty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Mount Victory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Kenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Dunkirk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Celeryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Willard
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Batemantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Palmyra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Dorema
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Fredericktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Iberia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Edison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Shawtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Cardington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Westfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Fulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marengo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Chesterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Bethlehem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Maybee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Shelby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Forest ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Hanley Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Bellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(29 miles [46.7 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
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Carrothers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Melmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- McCutchenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Adrian
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Caroline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Berwick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Attica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Scipio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- New Riegel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Attica Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Alvada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Richwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnetic Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Summersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Wyandot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harpster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Upper Sandusky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Duenquat
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Belle Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Marseilles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Sycamore
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Kirby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mexico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Carey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Tobias, see our County-by-County Page for Tobias.
Cemeteries Near Tobias ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Tobias.
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 Tobias - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Tobias covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Burtsfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Likens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bretz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grand Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fitzhugh Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Heights Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ziller Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (498 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Monnett Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Page 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>
While we didn't find Tobias in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Tobias.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Tobias, with the one closest to Tobias listed first.
- Kirkpatrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kirkpatrick is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
- Wyandot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Logan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Caledonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Winchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Winchester is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Winchester
- Morral
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Martel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Glenville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Little Sandusky
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandusky
- Nevada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bucyrus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Longville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Longville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
- Climax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Tobias. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tobias.
Newspapers Published in Tobias ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Tobias.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Tobias, 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 Tobias.
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 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 Tobias:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Marion County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Seneca County
- Union 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 Tobias, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tobias) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |