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 Chatfield (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 Chatfield. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Chatfield is located in Crawford 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 Crawford County: Huron, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca & Wyandot.
Below are the counties that are near Chatfield. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chatfield:
- Crawford County (The home county of Chatfield)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- New Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Broken Sword
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- North Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Lemert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Tiro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bucyrus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oceola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oceola is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
- North Robinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Leesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Crestline
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Galion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- Ruggles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Bailey Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Savannah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Erie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- Milan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- North Milan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Milan is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Milan
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- West Independence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Vanlue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- Celeryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Willard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coble Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- New Haven
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Steuben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steuben is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Delphi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- North Fairfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Hunts Corners
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunts Corners is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corners
- Hunts Corners has also been known as:
- Moorehead
- Peru
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Peru is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Greenwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Monroeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Olena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- Martel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Morral
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Logan ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ruth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- Iberia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Blooming Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Edison
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- Forest ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Bethlehem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Vernon Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shiloh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ganges
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Maybee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shenandoah
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Alta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mansfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- Bellevue
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clyde
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Green Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Ballville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Burgoon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Erlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Erlin is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlin
- Fremont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Vickery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Vickery is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickery
- Gabels Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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 Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- Carrothers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Caroline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caroline is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroline
- Bloomville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Attica Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Attica Junction is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica Junction
- Scipio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scipio is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Melmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melmore is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
- Omar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Omar is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
- Republic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Lodi is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lodi
- Tiffin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCutchenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Watson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- Duenquat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Duenquat is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
- Sycamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
- Nevada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
- Mexico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Wyandot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Upper Sandusky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
- Harpster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carey
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Kirby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wharton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wharton is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Marseilles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chatfield, see our County-by-County Page for Chatfield.
Cemeteries Near Chatfield ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chatfield.
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 Chatfield - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chatfield covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- Chatfield Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nazareth Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lust Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chatfield Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield Twp. Cemetery
- The Chatfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brillhart Cemetery
- North Union Cemetery
- Tabor Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162040 <2>
- Windfall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buchman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- College Hill Reformed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Brenner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Swaab Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Broken Sword Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword Cemetery
- The Broken Sword Cemetery has also been known as:
- Albright Cemetery
- Brokensword Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Bernard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 in 1895, Chatfield had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Chatfield had a population of 178 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chatfield, with the one closest to Chatfield listed first.
- Carrothers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carrothers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrothers
- Saint Stephens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Stephens is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- New Washington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lykens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lykens is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykens
- Broken Sword
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Brandywine
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brandywine is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywine
- Sulphur Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Spore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spore is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spore
- North Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Bloomville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plankton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plankton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plankton
- Lemert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lemert is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Attica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tiro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Siam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Siam is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chatfield. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chatfield.
Newspapers Published in Chatfield ...
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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chatfield.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chatfield, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chatfield.
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 Chatfield:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Erie County
- Hancock County
- Huron County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca 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> | 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 Chatfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chatfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |