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 Castalia (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 Castalia. 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.
Castalia is located in Erie 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 Erie County: Huron, Lorain, Ottawa & Sandusky.
Below are the counties that are near Castalia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Castalia:
- Erie County (The home county of Castalia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castalia, with the one closest to Castalia listed first.
- Venice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Bay View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bogart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bogart is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogart
- Fairview Lanes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairview Lanes is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Lanes
- Avery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Huron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- North Milan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shinrock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinrock
- Kelleys Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Berlinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinville
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castalia, with the one closest to Castalia listed first.
- North Auburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- New Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castalia, with the one closest to Castalia listed first.
- Hunts Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Monroeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norwalk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collins
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Peru
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- East Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Townsend is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Townsend
- Steuben
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Hartland Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland Station is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland Station
- Olena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Hartland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- North Fairfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Wakeman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castalia, with the one closest to Castalia listed first.
- Vermilion
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brownhelm Station is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Henrietta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Henrietta is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Kipton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- South Amherst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Amherst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castalia, with the one closest to Castalia listed first.
- Bono
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Yondota
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castalia, with the one closest to Castalia listed first.
- Danbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Gypsum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Violet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Violet is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
- Marblehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Port Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Island
- Lacarne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Put-in-Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oak Harbor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Isle Saint George
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Isle Saint George is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle Saint George
- Locust Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Rocky Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Richland County
- Plymouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castalia, with the one closest to Castalia listed first.
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Vickery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Green Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Shorewood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Fremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Ballville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Stony Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Gabels Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castalia, with the one closest to Castalia listed first.
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Green Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Lodi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Omar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Republic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Attica Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Scipio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Fort Seneca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Attica
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Caroline
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Bettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Castalia, see our County-by-County Page for Castalia.
Cemeteries Near Castalia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castalia.
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 Castalia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Castalia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Castalia, with the one closest to Castalia listed first.
- Castalia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- The Sand Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sandhill Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Venice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice Cemetery
- The Venice Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Toad Hill Cemetery
- Toad Hole Cemetery
- Deyo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fuller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wickwire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bloomingville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (289 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cholera Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Castalia had a population of 427 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Castalia had a population of 810 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Castalia, with the one closest to Castalia listed first.
- Teemes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Teemes is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teemes
- Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Venice
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Venice is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
- Whitmore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitmore is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Bloomingville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingville
- Vickery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Prout ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prout is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prout
- Sandusky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Danbury is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Lyme ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lyme is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyme
- Gypsum
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Monroeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Monroeville is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Monroeville
- Kimball
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Castalia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castalia.
Newspapers Published in Castalia ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castalia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castalia, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castalia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Castalia:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Erie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Huron County
- Lorain County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca 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 Castalia, 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 from Point A (ie- Castalia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |