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 Wakefield (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 Wakefield. 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 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.
Wakefield is located in Darke 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 Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Wakefield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wakefield:
- Darke County (The home county of Wakefield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Pikeville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stelvideo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Coletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Ansonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Dawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Poplar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Gettysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Abbottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Nashville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Frenchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Versailles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Minster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Bremen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Knoxville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Saint Marys
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Burkettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wendelin
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Saint Henry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fort Recovery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coldwater
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Macedon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Montezuma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Celina
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wabash
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Scudder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Polo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- West Covington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Laura
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Ludlow Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Piqua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Garland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- West Milton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Wengerlawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Arlington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Brookville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Clayton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Englewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Northview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Northview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Trotwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vandalia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Eldorado
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- West Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Verona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Euphemia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Eaton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Alexandria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Russia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Fort Laramie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Filburns Island
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Hardin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kettlersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Anna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Port Jefferson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Boundary City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Salamonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Bluff Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Portland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Trinity
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Haysville Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Union City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spartanburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Arba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Saratoga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Rural
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Winchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Stone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Ridgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Whitewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Fountain City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Webster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Williamsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Spring Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Economy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Greens Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wakefield, see our County-by-County Page for Wakefield.
Cemeteries Near Wakefield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wakefield.
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 Wakefield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wakefield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Childrens Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wakefield Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Earhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Greenville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville Township Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville Township Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenville Township Memorial Garden is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Pikeville.
- The Greenville Township Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Sunset Memory Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140432 <3>
- East Zion Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Erisman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stelvideo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beamsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (427 more) ...
- Creekbaum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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>
While we didn't find Wakefield in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wakefield.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wakefield, with the one closest to Wakefield listed first.
- Pikeville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Greenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stelvideo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Beamsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beamsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamsville
- Mount Heron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Heron is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Heron
- Horatio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Horatio is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
- Woodington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Woodington is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodington
- Ansonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Poplar Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Dawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Jaysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
- Gettysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Baker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Baker is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wakefield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wakefield.
Newspapers Published in Wakefield ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wakefield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wakefield, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wakefield.
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 Wakefield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Wayne 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 '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- Wakefield) 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 Wakefield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |