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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Upper Tauwa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Upper Tauwa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Upper Tauwa, please Contact Us.
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 Upper Tauwa (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 Upper Tauwa. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Upper Tauwa is historic, it would have been located within present day Putnam 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 Putnam County: Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Henry, Paulding, Van Wert & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Upper Tauwa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Upper Tauwa:
- Putnam County (The home county of Upper Tauwa)
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tauwa, with the one closest to Upper Tauwa listed first.
- Ottawa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glandorf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gilboa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Pandora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Leipsic Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Columbus Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Miller City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Townwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Kalida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Kieferville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kieferville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kieferville
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tauwa, with the one closest to Upper Tauwa listed first.
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverdam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Gomer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elida
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Scotts Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Lima
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Delphos
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrod
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Westminster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Fort Shawnee
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tauwa, with the one closest to Upper Tauwa listed first.
- Cridersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Waynesfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Buckland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tauwa, with the one closest to Upper Tauwa listed first.
- Ayersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Defiance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Williamstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Brunersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tauwa, with the one closest to Upper Tauwa listed first.
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Benton Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Mount Cory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Rawson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- McComb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Jenera
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Findlay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Stark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tauwa, with the one closest to Upper Tauwa listed first.
- Ada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dola
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Dunkirk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McVitty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tauwa, with the one closest to Upper Tauwa listed first.
- Hamler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Deshler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Holgate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Elery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Malinta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grelton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Florida
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- McClure
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Okolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Napoleon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tauwa, with the one closest to Upper Tauwa listed first.
- Mandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Fort Brown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Charloe
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Grover Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Hedges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Broughton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Dague ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tauwa, with the one closest to Upper Tauwa listed first.
- Middle Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hoaglin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Converse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Venedocia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Converse Station
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Scott
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elgin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Monticello
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Van Wert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Upper Tauwa, with the one closest to Upper Tauwa listed first.
- Hoytville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
- Custar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hammansburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hammansburg is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
- Milton Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Bairdstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bairdstown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Cygnet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eagleville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
- Jerry City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Grand Rapids
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Portage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Wyandot County
- Wharton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- 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 Upper Tauwa, see our County-by-County Page for Upper Tauwa.
Cemeteries Near Upper Tauwa ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Upper Tauwa.
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 Upper Tauwa - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Upper Tauwa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Upper Tauwa, with the one closest to Upper Tauwa listed first.
- Riley Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pomeroy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maidlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
- The Blanchard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poplar Ridge Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wisely Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hilty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crawfis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pandora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (402 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cholera Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Upper Tauwa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Upper Tauwa.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Tauwa, with the one closest to Upper Tauwa listed first.
- Ottawa
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glandorf
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pandora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Gilboa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Columbus Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leipsic Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Leipsic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Elm Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Center is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Center
- Avis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Avis is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
- Miller City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kalida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Townwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 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 Upper Tauwa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Tauwa.
Newspapers Published in Upper Tauwa ...
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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Tauwa.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Upper Tauwa, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Upper Tauwa.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Upper Tauwa:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Putnam County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Defiance County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Van Wert County
- Wood County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Upper Tauwa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Upper Tauwa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |