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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 Newcastle (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 Newcastle. 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 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.

Newcastle is located in Coshocton 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 Coshocton County: Guernsey, Holmes, Knox, Licking, Muskingum & Tuscarawas.

Below are the counties that are near Newcastle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newcastle:

  • Coshocton County     (The home county of Newcastle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Owls Town ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
    • Walhonding
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • New Guilford
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
    • Mohawk Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
    • Nellie
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Nellie is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • West Bedford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
    • Warsaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Metham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Metham is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metham
    • Cooperdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cooperdale is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperdale
    • White Womans Town ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • White Womans Town is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Womans Town
    • Layland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Layland is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
    • Coshocton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Ashland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Loudonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Perrysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • McKay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • McKay is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
    • Hayesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hayesville is located in Ashland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Guernsey County
    • Birds Run
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Birds Run is located in Guernsey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Run
  • Holmes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Stillwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stillwell is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
    • Glenmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Killbuck
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Nashville is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Millersburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Miley Crossroads
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
    • Charm
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Benton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Benton is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
    • Holmesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Berlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmerstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Farmerstown is located in Holmes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmerstown
    • Mount Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Knox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Esto ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Esto is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
    • Zuck ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Zuck is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
    • Hollisters ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hollisters is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollisters
    • Millwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Millwood is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
    • Bladensburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pipesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pipesville is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
    • Buckeye City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckeye City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
    • Gann
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Gann is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Danville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Martinsburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gambier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Amity
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Amity is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
  • Licking County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Frampton ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Frampton is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
    • Henpeck ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Henpeck is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henpeck
    • Long Run ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Run is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run
      • Former names for Long Run:
      • Colville
      • Oberlin
    • Rain Rock ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rain Rock is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Rock
    • Tilton Crossroads ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Tilton Crossroads is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Crossroads
    • Reform
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Reform is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Utica
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Utica is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <1>
    • Wilkins Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilkins Run is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Run
    • Newton Mills ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Newton Mills is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Mills
    • Saint Louisville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hanover is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
    • Ben
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Ben is located in Licking County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
  • Morrow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Chesterville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sparta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Bloomfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Muskingum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Frazeysburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Trinway
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Run
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Black Run is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Run
    • Dresden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shannon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Shannon is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Nashport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wills Town ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Wills Town is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Town
    • Rock Cut
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Cut is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cut
    • Adamsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilbert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilbert is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
    • North Zanesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Zanesville
    • Wortley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Wortley is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortley
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Butler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Newville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Newville is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
    • Bellville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Lucas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Tuscarawas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Baltic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Newcomerstown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Shanesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanesville
    • Sugarcreek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.
    • Shreve
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Funk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Funk is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
    • Millbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Millbrook is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
    • Fredericksburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Moreland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Moreland is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Newcastle, see our County-by-County Page for Newcastle.

Cemeteries Near Newcastle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newcastle.

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 Newcastle - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Newcastle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.

  • Newcastle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Giffen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Flint Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Matthews Episcopal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Walhonding Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Butler Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • New Guilford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Honey Run Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Dennis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (568 more) ...
    • Goshen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mikesell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McKee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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>

While we didn't find Newcastle in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Newcastle.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Newcastle, with the one closest to Newcastle listed first.

  • Walhonding
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • New Guilford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • New Guilford is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Guilford
  • Esto ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Esto is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
  • Mohawk Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mohawk Village is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Village
  • Zuck ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Zuck is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuck
  • Bladensburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Frampton ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Frampton is located in Licking County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frampton
  • West Carlisle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Carlisle is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carlisle
  • West Bedford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • West Bedford is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bedford
  • Spring Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Mountain is located in Coshocton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mountain
  • Millwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Millwood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Pipesville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pipesville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipesville
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Tunnel Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tunnel Hill is located in Coshocton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill
    • Warsaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Buckeye City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckeye City is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Newcastle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Newcastle.

Newspapers Published in Newcastle ...

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 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newcastle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Newcastle, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Newcastle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Newcastle:

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 Newcastle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Newcastle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.