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 Hastings (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 Hastings. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Hastings is located in Richland 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 Richland County: Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox & Morrow.
Below are the counties that are near Hastings. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hastings:
- Richland County (The home county of Hastings)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Lucas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Hanley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maybee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Olivesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Shenandoah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Ganges
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Ashland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mifflin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Loudonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McKay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Hayesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeromesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Rowsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Savannah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Redhaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Polk
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Ruggles
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ruggles is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Layland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Mohawk Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
- Nellie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nellie is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- New Guilford
(29 miles [46.7 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 Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Crestline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galion
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Leesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Tiro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Bucyrus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- New Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 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
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Olive Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Nashville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Miley Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Glenmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Killbuck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Greenwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Delphi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- New Haven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- New London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Celeryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- Coble Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Fitchville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Nunda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Jelloway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Batemantown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Amity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Fredericktown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dorema
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Buckeye City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- 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 Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Lock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Utica
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Henpeck ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Henpeck is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Martel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Caledonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Chesterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Iberia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Mount Gilead
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bloomfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Fulton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cardington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Marengo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shawtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Funk
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Shreve
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Pittsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Millbrook
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Lattasburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Moreland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Congress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Devil Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- West Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wooster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Aukerman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Boys Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hastings, see our County-by-County Page for Hastings.
Cemeteries Near Hastings ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hastings.
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 Hastings - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hastings covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Hastings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Banks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Four Corners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Secrist Tarres Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secrist Tarres Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Secrist Tarres Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Butler.
- The Secrist Tarres Cemetery has also been known as:
- Secrist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396542 <3>
- Little Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- German Evangelical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caesarea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (523 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Independence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hastings had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hastings, with the one closest to Hastings listed first.
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Lucas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bangorville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bangorville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangorville
- Ankenytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ankenytown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankenytown
- North Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Darlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Widowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Widowville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mifflin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jelloway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Loudonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hastings. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hastings.
Newspapers Published in Hastings ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hastings.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hastings, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hastings.
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 Hastings:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Richland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashland County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Marion County
- Morrow 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> | 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- Hastings) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hastings, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |