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 Catawba (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 Catawba. 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 doctors 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.
Catawba is located in Clark 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 Clark County: Champaign, Greene, Madison, Miami & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Catawba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Catawba:
- Clark County (The home county of Catawba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- South Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Moorefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Villa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Northridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Oakwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Lisbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Greenlawn Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Kenwood Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Owl Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Owl Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
- South Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Powhattan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mutual
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Urbana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- Kingscreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Westville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Mingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Lewisburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Millerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Saint Paris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Christiansburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Ostrander
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- Shawnee Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Lybrand ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lybrand is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lybrand
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Jeffersonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Yatesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Octa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Cook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Hagler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Milledgeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Bloomingburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Lake Darby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Alton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Amlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Lamb Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Hilliard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Galloway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Rome
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- New Rome is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Darbydale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grape Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Yellow Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilberforce
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fairborn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Pinewood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Trebein
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Xenia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- West Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Middleburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Iron City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bellefontaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- De Graff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Quincy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Marl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Choctaw Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Summerford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Plumwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- London
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chuckery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Gillivan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Chrisman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- South Solon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Amity
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Lena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Alcony
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Conover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Casstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fletcher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Tipp City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Huber Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Hooks Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pickaway County
- Orient
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Milford Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Marysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- New California
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Raymond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- New Dover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Jerome
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Summersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pharisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Catawba, see our County-by-County Page for Catawba.
Cemeteries Near Catawba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Catawba.
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 Catawba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Catawba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McConkey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Asbury Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bodkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Vienna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nation Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buck Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fair View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- The Fair View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Cemetery
- Mutual Cemetery
- Brighton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (491 more) ...
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Catawba had a population of 272 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Catawba had a population of 275 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Catawba, with the one closest to Catawba listed first.
- Mutual
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- New Moorefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Villa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Oxtoby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxtoby is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxtoby
- Plattsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plattsburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Summerford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Lagonda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lagonda is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Thorps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thorps is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorps
- Myers ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myers is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
- Bowlusville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Urbana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Charleston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Catawba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Catawba.
Newspapers Published in Catawba ...
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 179 newspapers that have been published in the area around Catawba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Catawba, 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 Catawba.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Catawba:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Clark County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway County
- Shelby County
- Union 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 Catawba, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Catawba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |