Welcome to Widowville ...

Widowville is located in Ashland County<1>.

The location of Widowville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Widowville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Widowville is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Widowville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Widowville: (419) & (567)<4>

Communities near Widowville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Widowville.

• Mansfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <5>
• Ashland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Ontario
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <5>
• Lexington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
• Loudonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <5>
• Bellville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
  • Bellville is located in Richland County
  • 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 <5>
• West Salem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Salem <5>
• Shreve
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shreve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
  • Shreve is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreve <5>
• Butler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
• Perrysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Perrysville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Widowville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Widowville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Widowville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Widowville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Widowville. See our Newspapers Page for Widowville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Widowville ...

Looking for more information about Widowville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Widowville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Widowville.

Adding Widowville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Widowville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Widowville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Widowville post office opened in 1890.

We also found Widowville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Widowville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Widowville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ashland County: www.ashlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/