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Welcome to Catawba Island ...

Catawba Island is located in Ottawa County<1>.

The pronunciation of Catawba Island: kuh-TAH-buh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Catawba Island, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Catawba Island: Catawba Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Catawba Island is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Catawba Island lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Catawba Island: 419 & 567<4>

Communities near Catawba Island ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Catawba Island.

  • Sandusky
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Huron
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Harbor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Marblehead
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Castalia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bay View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rocky Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Kelleys Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Put-in-Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Catawba Island. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Catawba Island.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Catawba Island. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Catawba Island.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Catawba Island. See our Newspapers Page for Catawba Island.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Catawba Island ...

Looking for more information about Catawba Island? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Catawba Island, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Catawba Island.

Adding Catawba Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Catawba Island in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Catawba Island was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Catawba Island post office opened in 1868. The Catawba Island post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Catawba Island.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Ottawa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Catawba Island. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Catawba Island - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Catawba Island area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Catawba Island area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/