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 Venedocia (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 Venedocia. 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.
Venedocia is located in Van Wert 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 Van Wert County: Adams (IN), Allen (IN), Allen, Auglaize, Mercer, Paulding & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Venedocia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Venedocia:
- Van Wert County (The home county of Venedocia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Venedocia, with the one closest to Venedocia listed first.
- Elgin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Converse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Middle Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Converse Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Van Wert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ohio City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hoaglin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Abanaka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Schumm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Convoy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venedocia, with the one closest to Venedocia listed first.
- Landeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Southworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Delphos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spencerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Conant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Elida
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Gomer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Shawnee
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Lima
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venedocia, with the one closest to Venedocia listed first.
- Buckland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Saint Marys
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Cridersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Wapakoneta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Knoxville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Uniopolis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- New Bremen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fryburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Saint Johns
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Minster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Darke County
- Osgood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henry County
- Pleasant Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venedocia, with the one closest to Venedocia listed first.
- Mendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mercer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Tama
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Celina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Scudder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Coldwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skeels Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Wabash
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Chickasaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venedocia, with the one closest to Venedocia listed first.
- Grover Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Mandale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Haviland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Murat ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Tipton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Dague ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Broughton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Hedges
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Latty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Latty is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Melrose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Oakwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venedocia, with the one closest to Venedocia listed first.
- Fort Jennings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ottoville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Jones City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Muntanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Cloverdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kalida
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dupont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hartsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hartsburg is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsburg
- Columbus Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continental
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glandorf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Venedocia, with the one closest to Venedocia listed first.
- Botkins
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kettlersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Filburns Island
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Fort Laramie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Adams County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Venedocia, with the one closest to Venedocia listed first.
- Pleasant Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Berne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Preble
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Honduras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Honduras is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Venedocia, with the one closest to Venedocia listed first.
- Dixon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Monroeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Zulu
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Hoagland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Venedocia, with the one closest to Venedocia listed first.
- Jay City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Trinity
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Venedocia, see our County-by-County Page for Venedocia.
Cemeteries Near Venedocia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Venedocia.
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 Venedocia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Venedocia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Venedocia, with the one closest to Venedocia listed first.
- Venedocia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Horeb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hance Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fissel Lauth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tomlinson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Rockford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43755 <3>
- Westside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (414 more) ...
- Wallick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coil Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Venedocia had a population of 284 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Venedocia had a population of 118 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Venedocia, with the one closest to Venedocia listed first.
- Jonestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jonestown is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Elgin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Converse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Landeck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Middle Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Southworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Shasta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shasta is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta
- Spencerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delphos
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Van Wert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Ohio City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scotts Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Kossuth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Venedocia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Venedocia.
Newspapers Published in Venedocia ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Venedocia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Venedocia, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Venedocia.
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 Venedocia:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Van Wert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Darke County
- Henry County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Jay 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Venedocia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Venedocia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |