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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 Newton (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 Newton. 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 Newton ...
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 Newton: W. Newton
You might be interested in other communities that are also named West Newton. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Newton.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
West Newton 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 Newton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Newton:
- Allen County (The home county of West Newton)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newton, with the one closest to West Newton listed first.
- Harrod
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lima
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Shawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
- Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
- Beaverdam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- West Cairo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Cairo is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
- Bluffton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elida
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elida is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
- Gomer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Conant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newton, with the one closest to West Newton listed first.
- Waynesfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Uniopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Saint Johns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Cridersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fryburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Wapakoneta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pusheta Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Pusheta Town is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pusheta Town
- Buckland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Buckland is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Moulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Moulton is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- New Knoxville
(24 miles [38.6 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
- Saint Marys
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Champaign County
- Carysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newton, with the one closest to West Newton listed first.
- New Stark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Stark is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
- Williamstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Mount Cory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Jenera
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rawson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Benton Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Mount Blanchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Findlay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newton, with the one closest to West Newton listed first.
- Alger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGuffey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Huntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Roundhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Dola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dunkirk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- McVitty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McVitty is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newton, with the one closest to West Newton listed first.
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Russells Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belle Center
(12 miles [19.3 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Richland is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
- Huntsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rushsylvania
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marl City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Bellefontaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Logansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Iron City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- De Graff
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Quincy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newton, with the one closest to West Newton listed first.
- La Rue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- New Bloomington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newton, with the one closest to West Newton listed first.
- Pandora
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
- Columbus Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jones City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
- Rimer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rimer is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimer
- Gilboa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ottawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Glandorf
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Jennings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kalida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muntanna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muntanna is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muntanna
- Ottoville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newton, with the one closest to West Newton listed first.
- Jackson Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montra
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- Maplewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Botkins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anna
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kettlersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Port Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Sidney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Filburns Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Filburns Island is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filburns Island
- Union County
- Summersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Van Wert County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newton, with the one closest to West Newton listed first.
- Converse Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Monticello
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Venedocia
(30 miles [48.3 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
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Newton, with the one closest to West Newton listed first.
- Marseilles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wharton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Kirby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Newton, see our County-by-County Page for West Newton.
Cemeteries Near West Newton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Newton.
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 Newton - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Newton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Newton, with the one closest to West Newton listed first.
- West Newton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Auglaize Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- The Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brethren Cemetery
- Ward - Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303711 <2>
- Horn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Willow Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (467 more) ...
- Bowdle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rutledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harrod 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that West Newton had a population of 104 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Newton, with the one closest to West Newton listed first.
- Harrod
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westminster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Westminster is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
- McGuffey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McGuffey is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- New Hampshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roundhead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Warsaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Warsaw is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Warsaw
- Jumbo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Foraker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Foraker is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yoder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yoder is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Uniopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Uniopolis is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniopolis
- Estimated population in 2016: 220 people
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Johns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Newton. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Newton.
Newspapers Published in West Newton ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Newton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Newton, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Newton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Newton:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Auglaize County
- Champaign County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Logan County
- Marion County
- Putnam County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Van Wert 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Newton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Newton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |