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 Willshire (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 Willshire. 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.
Willshire is located in Van Wert County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties 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 Willshire. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Willshire:
- Van Wert County (The home county of Willshire)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Schumm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Wren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Wren is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <2>
- Abanaka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Glenmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Ohio City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Ohio City is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <2>
- Convoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Convoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convoy
- Convoy is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,050 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convoy <2>
- Van Wert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
- Van Wert is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <2>
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Elgin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Venedocia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Middle Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Point
- Middle Point is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middle Point <2>
- Hoaglin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Landeck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Southworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southworth
- Southworth is located in Allen County
- Spencerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Spencerville is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerville <2>
- Delphos
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
- Delphos is located in Allen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,895 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delphos <2>
- Conant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Conant is located in Allen County
- Scotts Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
- Scotts Crossing is located in Allen County
- Auglaize County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Saint Marys
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Saint Marys is located in Auglaize County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <2>
- Buckland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Moulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - New Bremen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
- New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <2>
- New Knoxville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Knoxville
- New Knoxville is located in Auglaize County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
- Darke County
- New Weston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Weston
- New Weston is located in Darke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Weston <2>
- New Weston
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <2>
- Tama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Scudder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder
- Scudder is located in Mercer County
- Mercer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Wabash
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Wabash is located in Mercer County
- Mendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Mendon is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <2>
- Celina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Celina is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <2>
- Macedon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Coldwater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Coldwater is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,562 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldwater <2>
- Montezuma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Montezuma is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Fort Recovery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Recovery
- Fort Recovery is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Recovery <2>
- Saint Henry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
- Saint Henry is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Henry <2>
- Wendelin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Batson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - McGill ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Tipton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Haviland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
- Haviland is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Folmer ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast) - Payne
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Payne is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <2>
- Worstville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worstville
- Worstville is located in Paulding County
- Dague ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Grover Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill
- Grover Hill is located in Paulding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Latty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Broughton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Hedges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Mandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandale
- Mandale is located in Paulding County
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Ottoville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoville
- Ottoville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottoville <2>
- Fort Jennings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jennings
- Fort Jennings is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Jennings <2>
- Adams County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Pleasant Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Pleasant Mills is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Mills <2>
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Adams County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
- Coppess Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County (IN)
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Berne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Berne is located in Adams County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <2>
- Preble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preble
- Preble is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preble <2>
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Adams County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <2>
- Magley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Linn Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County (IN)
- Allen County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Dixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Monroeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
- Monroeville is located in Allen County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <2>
- Hoagland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoagland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Hoagland is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoagland <2>
- Zulu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulu
- Zulu is located in Allen County (IN)
- Edgerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Allen County (IN)
- Yoder
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
- Yoder is located in Allen County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <2>
- New Haven
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New Haven is located in Allen County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <2>
- Woodburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Woodburn is located in Allen County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <2>
- Anthony Wayne Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony Wayne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Wayne Village
- Anthony Wayne Village is located in Allen County (IN)
- Hacienda Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hacienda Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
- Hacienda Village is located in Allen County (IN)
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Allen County (IN)
- Fort Wayne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
- Fort Wayne is located in Allen County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <2>
- Blackford County (IN)
- Montpelier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montpelier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Montpelier is located in Blackford County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <2>
- Montpelier
- Huntington County (IN)
- Markle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markle
- Markle is located in Huntington County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,090 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markle <2>
- Markle
- Jay County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Jay City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay City
- Jay City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Trinity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Trinity is located in Jay County (IN)
- Bryant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
- Bryant is located in Jay County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryant <2>
- Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County (IN)
- Antiville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Antiville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Fiat
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Fiat is located in Jay County (IN)
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Jay County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <2>
- Salamonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Pennville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Pennville is located in Jay County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennville <2>
- Pony
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Pony is located in Jay County (IN)
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Blaine is located in Jay County (IN)
- Collett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Boundary City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Randolph County (IN)
- New Pittsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- New Pittsburg
- Wells County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Craigville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Craigville is located in Wells County (IN)
- Vera Cruz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Tocsin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Tocsin is located in Wells County (IN)
- Phenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Bluffton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Wells County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <2>
- North Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- North Oaks is located in Wells County (IN)
- Reiffsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County (IN)
- Petroleum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Ossian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
- Ossian is located in Wells County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <2>
- Nottingham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Nottingham is located in Wells County (IN)
- Travisville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Travisville is located in Wells County (IN)
- Greenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wells County (IN)
- Poneto
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Willshire, see our County-by-County Page for Willshire.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Willshire ...
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 146 newspapers that have been published in the area around Willshire.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Willshire. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Willshire and those printed in the larger area surrounding Willshire.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<3> of Willshire.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Willshire:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.ohiohistory.org/learn/archives-library
- Pages specific to Van Wert County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allen County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Auglaize County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Darke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Paulding County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Adams County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allen County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Blackford County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Huntington County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Randolph County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wells County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Allen County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Van Wert County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Ohio
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Ohio
- Cemeteries of Van Wert County
Cemeteries Near Willshire ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Willshire.
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Willshire covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Willshire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willshire Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fletcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fletcher Cemetery
- Tricker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tricker Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schumm Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980950 <4>
- Wren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wren Cemetery
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duck Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck Creek Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coats Cemetery
- Zimerman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zimerman Cemetery
- Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
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- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbriar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbriar Cemetery
- East Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Bethel Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
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.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Willshire had a population of 566 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Willshire had a population of 380 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Willshire, with the one closest to Willshire listed first.
- Schumm
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Wren
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Wren is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wren <2>
- Pleasant Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Pleasant Mills is located in Adams County (IN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Mills <2>
- Abanaka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Glenmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Rivare
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Dull
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Chattanooga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattanooga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Chattanooga is located in Mercer County
- Monroe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Monroe is located in Adams County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <2>
- Brehm ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Rockford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <2>
- Ohio City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Ohio City is located in Van Wert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <2>
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- Wolfcale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Berne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Berne is located in Adams County (IN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <2>
- Wolfcale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Willshire. See our List of 1890's Communities around Willshire.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Willshire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Van Wert County: www.vanwertcounty.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Willshire) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7466, Longitude: -84.7925 In this case, the coordinates for Willshire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Willshire, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |