Town file
Caldwell, Ohio
Caldwell, Ohio (Noble County, Ohio) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 547, "The Craigslist Killers" (21 November 2024). Caldwell, Ohio, is a small town of about 2,200 people in Noble County, in the south-east of the state, roughly an hour and a half from Columbus and two hours from Pittsburgh.
- Town
- Caldwell
- County
- Noble County
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 547
- Approximate location
- 39.746, -81.513
Episode 547 / 21 November 2024 / 174 min / full
The Craigslist Killers
"We're going to Caldwell, Ohio, southern Ohio ... This is a Noble county." about 0:03:48
The case: The Craigslist killings (August 2011 to November 2011). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- about 2,200
- Median age
- 51.3
- Median household income
- $43,185
- Median home value
- $115,500
- Two-bedroom rent
- $790
- Cost of living
- 79.5
- Religious
- 27%
- Property crime
- ▲ slightly above the national average
- Violent crime
- ▼ about half
History, in brief
- Caldwell was founded in 1857 and named for Joseph and Samuel Caldwell, who owned the original town site. about 0:04:35
- The Pennsylvania Railroad reached Caldwell in the 1870s, and that made it a town. about 0:04:45
- Noble County is home to the first North American oil well; oil was first struck in North America in 1814, in Ohio. about 0:05:21
- The area was the centre for oil production in the state. about 0:05:34
- In 1925 a US Navy dirigible, the USS Shenandoah, was caught in a storm over Noble County, broke into several pieces and killed 14 people. about 0:06:01
- Johnny Appleseed's family owned a homestead a quarter mile south of Dexter City; he never lived there but visited often, his last known visit coming in 1842. about 0:16:12
- Johnny Appleseed's half-brother and his family are buried in a family cemetery on the hill above the memorial, which is made from small rocks donated by people along his route. about 0:15:20
- His real name was John Chapman, not Johnny Appleseed. about 0:15:43
The reviews read out
4 stars
"A close-knit town with a lot of mom-and-pop places and friendly people, though landlords have raised prices because of the oil and gas boom."about 0:06:17
4 stars
"Everybody is friendly and helps each other out."about 0:06:42
3 stars
"A small town that is very nice but feels too confining; there are quite a few jobs, but basically minimum-wage jobs."about 0:06:48
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Parkersburg, West Virginia34 miles
- Bellaire, Ohio45 miles
- Elizabeth, West Virginia48 miles
- Wheeling, West Virginia49 miles
- Logan, Ohio50 miles
- Beach City, Ohio63 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.