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 Castine (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 Castine. 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 and 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.
Castine is located in Darke 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 Darke County: Jay (IN), Randolph (IN), Wayne (IN), Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Preble & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Castine. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Castine:
- Darke County (The home county of Castine)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castine, with the one closest to Castine listed first.
- Ithaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Savona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Arcanum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fort Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Abbottsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Pitsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Hollansburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castine, with the one closest to Castine listed first.
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Astoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Jacksonburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Poast Town Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Contreras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Poast Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Miltonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Seven Mile
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Seven Mile is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Mercer County
- Burkettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castine, with the one closest to Castine listed first.
- Potsdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Laura
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Ludlow Falls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- West Milton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kessler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Bradford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Ginghamsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castine, with the one closest to Castine listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Arlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Phillipsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
- Pyrmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Brookville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Airhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
- Kreitzer Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
- Clayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Englewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- New Lebanon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trotwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castine, with the one closest to Castine listed first.
- West Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eldorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Euphemia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Verona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- New Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Alexandria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corvin is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Lake Lakengren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Castine, with the one closest to Castine listed first.
- Russia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Lockington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Warren County
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Fayette County (IN)
- Springersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Randolph County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castine, with the one closest to Castine listed first.
- Arba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arba is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Spartanburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Lynn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <1>
- Haysville Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Bloomingport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Rural
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rural is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Union City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- New Pittsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Union County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castine, with the one closest to Castine listed first.
- Goodwins Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Liberty
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- West College Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brownsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Contreras
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Billingsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Billingsville is located in Union County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Wayne County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Castine, with the one closest to Castine listed first.
- Whitewater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Richmond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Fountain City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Williamsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Abington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Abington is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Greens Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Economy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Wayne County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Castine, see our County-by-County Page for Castine.
Cemeteries Near Castine ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Castine.
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 Castine - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Castine covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Castine, with the one closest to Castine listed first.
- Old Castine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Castine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Castine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Otterbein Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Monroe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Fork Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ithaca Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ithaca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hamburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wares Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (456 more) ...
- Harter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- First Universalist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenmound Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Castine had a population of 196 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Castine had a population of 135 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Castine, with the one closest to Castine listed first.
- West Manchester
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eldorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Ithaca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ithaca is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Savona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Savona is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- West Sonora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Sonora is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sonora
- Arcanum
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Euphemia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Gordon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Delisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delisle is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lewisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wiley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wiley is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Jaysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jaysville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Castine. See our List of 1890's Communities around Castine.
Newspapers Published in Castine ...
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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Castine.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Castine, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Castine.
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 Castine:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Darke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Mercer County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Fayette County
- Randolph County
- Union County
- Wayne 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 Castine, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Castine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |