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 Chesterville (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 Chesterville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Chesterville is located in Morrow 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 Morrow County: Crawford, Delaware, Knox, Marion & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near Chesterville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Chesterville:
- Morrow County (The home county of Chesterville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Marengo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Mount Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cardington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Shawtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Iberia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Perrysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Loudonville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McKay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Hayesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- New Guilford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Galion
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crestline
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- North Robinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Bucyrus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tiro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- East Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Olive Green
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- North Condit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Condit
- Ashley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Condit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condit
- South Condit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- South Condit is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Condit
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Berkshire
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Berkshire is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Westerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central College ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- New Albany
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Oakland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Flint ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Huber Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- Gould Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Blendon Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Minerva Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Stillwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Dorema
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Batemantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Fredericktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Mount Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Bangs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Five Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fleaville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Fleaville has also been known as:
- Fleaville City
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Lock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Green ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Utica
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Johnstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Highwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- New Way ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Chatham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Newton Mills ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newton Mills is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
- Saint Louisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Martel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Logan ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Newmans
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Prospect
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Green Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Ruth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Bellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Butler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Alta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Newville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Ontario
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lucas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maybee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Mansfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Vernon Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Wyandot County
- Wyandot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Chesterville, see our County-by-County Page for Chesterville.
Cemeteries Near Chesterville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chesterville.
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 Chesterville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Chesterville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chester Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yankee Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wayne Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pulaskiville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Strong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruhl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Levering Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levering Cemetery
- The Levering Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterford Cemetery
- Owl Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (514 more) ...
- Kenney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Biggs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Chesterville had a population of 268 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Chesterville had a population of 234 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Chesterville, with the one closest to Chesterville listed first.
- Pulaskiville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pulaskiville is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaskiville
- Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fredericktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marengo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Bangorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bangorville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangorville
- Darlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Darlington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Mount Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Mount Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pagetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pagetown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagetown
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bangs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Ankenytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ankenytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankenytown
- Rich Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rich Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Chesterville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Chesterville.
Newspapers Published in Chesterville ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chesterville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Chesterville, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Chesterville.
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 Chesterville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morrow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Holmes County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Richland 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> | 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 Chesterville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Chesterville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |