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 West Cairo (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 West Cairo. 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.
Name Variations for West Cairo ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Cairo: W. Cairo
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
West Cairo is located in Allen 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 Allen County: Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Putnam & Van Wert.
Below are the counties that are near West Cairo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Cairo:
- Allen County (The home county of West Cairo)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Beaverdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gomer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elida
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Shawnee
(10 miles [16.1 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
- Westminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Scotts Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Harrod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Conant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Delphos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- Cridersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Waynesfield
(16 miles [25.7 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
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Wapakoneta
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Fryburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Moulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Santa Fe
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Saint Marys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Knoxville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Defiance County
- Ayersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- Mount Cory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- New Stark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Rawson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Jenera
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Benton Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Williamstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- McComb
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Findlay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- McGuffey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Dola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Roundhead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkirk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jumbo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Kenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McVitty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Forest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Patterson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- 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 West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- Pleasant Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Bend is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Bend
- New Bavaria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Bavaria is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bavaria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Deshler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hamler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Holgate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Russells Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Belle Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Huntsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- Mendon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Earley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- Mandale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Murat ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Murat is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murat
- Former names for Murat:
- Hipp's Lock
- Timberville
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Grover Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Melrose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Fort Brown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Brown is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Brown
- Saint Andrews ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Andrews is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Charloe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charloe is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charloe
- Hedges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hedges is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
- Broughton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Broughton is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Haviland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Dague ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dague is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dague
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Folmer is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folmer
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- Columbus Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Rimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Pandora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Fort Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kalida
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glandorf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ottawa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Gilboa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Muntanna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Ottoville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Miller City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- Botkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Jackson Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Kettlersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Anna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- Converse Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Middle Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Venedocia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Monticello
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Elgin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Hoaglin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Van Wert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ohio City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Scott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wood County
- Hoytville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoytville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Cairo, see our County-by-County Page for West Cairo.
Cemeteries Near West Cairo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Cairo.
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 West Cairo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Cairo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Berrynill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sproat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Altstaetter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Westley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blue Lick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (405 more) ...
- Ash Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Cairo had a population of 325 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Cairo, with the one closest to West Cairo listed first.
- Cairo
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Vaughnsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughnsville is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughnsville
- Beaverdam
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gomer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elida
(6 miles [9.7 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
- Lima
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Columbus Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Allentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allentown is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Rimer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rushmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rushmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Kemp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Yoder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yoder is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Westminster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Cairo. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Cairo.
Newspapers Published in West Cairo ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Cairo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Cairo, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Cairo.
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 West Cairo:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Defiance County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Henry County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Paulding County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Van Wert County
- Wood 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 West Cairo, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Cairo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |