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 Cardington (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 Cardington. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Cardington is located in Morrow 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 Morrow County: Crawford, Delaware, Knox, Marion & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Cardington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cardington:
- Morrow County (The home county of Cardington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Shawtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Marengo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Chesterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Vails Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Iberia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Bloomfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Sparta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Galion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Robinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Bucyrus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crestline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Oceola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- Broken Sword
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
- Broken Sword has also been known as:
- Bloody Corners
- Porterville
- Wingarts Corners
- Wingert Corners
- Wingerts Corners
- Tiro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lemert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Leonardsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Norton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Inskeep Corners ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inskeep Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskeep Corners
- East Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Olive Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Troyton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Troyton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troyton
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Paget ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paget is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paget
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Westerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Central College ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Blendon Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Huber Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Worthington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gould Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Minerva Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- New Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Riverlea
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Dublin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Batemantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Dorema
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Green Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Centerburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Fredericktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Bangs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Five Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Mount Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Hartford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Lock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Green ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Johnstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Beech ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Highwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- New Way ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Utica
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Martel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Logan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ruth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Green Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Morral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- New Bloomington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- La Rue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Hanley Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Alta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Ontario
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Maybee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Mansfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lucas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Magnetic Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Richwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pharisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- New Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Summersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- New California
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Marysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Wyandot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Harpster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marseilles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Upper Sandusky
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Cardington, see our County-by-County Page for Cardington.
Cemeteries Near Cardington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cardington.
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 Cardington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cardington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Glendale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Center Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hexsite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mosher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Weston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shawtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Purvis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (514 more) ...
- Buck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mounds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Cardington had a population of 1,428 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Cardington had a population of 2,076 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Cardington, with the one closest to Cardington listed first.
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Ashley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marengo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Pulaskiville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pulaskiville is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaskiville
- Climax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Climax is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Waldo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Norton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Leonardsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pagetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pagetown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagetown
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Cardington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cardington.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cardington ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cardington.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cardington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cardington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cardington.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of Cardington.
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 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 Cardington:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morrow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Richland 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 Cardington, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cardington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |