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 Mansfield (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 Mansfield. 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 Mansfield ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Mansfield: W. Mansfield
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Mansfield. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Mansfield.
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 Mansfield is located in Logan 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 Logan County: Auglaize, Champaign, Hardin, Shelby & Union.
Below are the counties that are near West Mansfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Mansfield:
- Logan County (The home county of West Mansfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- Rushsylvania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marl City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Zanesfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Bellefontaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Iron City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Belle Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Center is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- New Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Russells Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- Harrod
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- Santa Fe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Waynesfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Saint Johns
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- North Lewisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Kingscreek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Mechanicsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mutual
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Urbana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Millerstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Westville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Carysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Saint Paris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- Catawba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- New Moorefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Northridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- Tremont City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- Kerr Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Pickerell's Mills ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pickerell's Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerell's Mills
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Ostrander
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Boke's Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boke's Creek Settlement is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boke's Creek Settlement
- Boke's Creek Settlement has also been known as:
- Boke's Creek
- Radnor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Radnor is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radnor
- Robertsburg ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Robertsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsburg
- Meredith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Meredith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Amlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Dublin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hancock County
- Williamstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Mount Victory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Kenton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jumbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Roundhead
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McGuffey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- McVitty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Huntersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Patterson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Patterson is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Alger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- Chuckery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Plain City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Plumwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Amity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Choctaw Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Gillivan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- La Rue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Newmans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Green Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Waldo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ruth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Marion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Morral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Logan ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Morrow County
- Westfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- Maplewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Jackson Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Montra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Port Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Pasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pharisburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Marysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magnetic Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Milford Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- New Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Unionville Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- New California
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- Marseilles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Harpster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Mansfield, see our County-by-County Page for West Mansfield.
Cemeteries Near West Mansfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Mansfield.
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 Mansfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Mansfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- Hathaway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Southard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- North Greenfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- York Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hatcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Banks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (492 more) ...
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Byhalia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 Mansfield had a population of 431 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, West Mansfield had a population of 678 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Mansfield, with the one closest to West Mansfield listed first.
- North Greenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Greenfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Greenfield
- Walnut Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- East Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Byhalia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Byhalia is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
- New Jerusalem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Jerusalem is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jerusalem
- Raymond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Rushsylvania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Zanesfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Broadway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Harper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Harper is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Pottersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pottersburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersburg
- Arbela
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arbela is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbela
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Mansfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Mansfield.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of West Mansfield ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Mansfield.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of West Mansfield. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of West Mansfield and those printed in the larger area surrounding West Mansfield.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of West Mansfield.
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 Mansfield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Logan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Shelby 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 West Mansfield, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Mansfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |