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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 Williamsburg (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 Williamsburg. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Williamsburg is located in Fremont County.

To see how the shape of Colorado's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fremont County: Chaffee, Custer, El Paso, Park, Pueblo, Saguache & Teller.

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

  • Fremont County     (The home county of Williamsburg)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
    • Rockvale
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Coal Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Brookside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookside is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Florence
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Prospect Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
    • Canon City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Penrose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Buckskin Joe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckskin Joe is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
    • Sunset City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
    • Echo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Echo is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
    • Hillside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
    • Wetmore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Greenwood is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Querida ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Querida is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
      • Querida has also been known as:
      • Bassick
      • Querida Junction
    • Rosita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosita is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
    • Silver Cliff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Westcliffe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ula ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ula is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
  • El Paso County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
    • Henkel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Henkel is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henkel
    • Wigwam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Wigwam is located in El Paso County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigwam
  • Pueblo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
    • Siloam
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Stone City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Stone City is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
    • Beulah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Pueblo West
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Beulah Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
    • Pinon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pinon is located in Pueblo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon
  • Teller County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
    • Victor
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Goldfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Goldfield is located in Teller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
    • Independence ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Independence is located in Teller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Cripple Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Williamsburg ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williamsburg.

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

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

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

  • Fremont Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • San Juan Bautisa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Vale Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Abbey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Penrose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Upper Beaver Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Swallows Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Rosita Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Victor Sunnyside Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor Sunnyside Cemetery
      • The Victor Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sunnsyside Cemetery
      • Victor City Cemetery
    • Silver Cliff Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Williamsburg had a population of 224 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Williamsburg had a population of 682 people.

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

  • Rockvale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chandler ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Chandler is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Coal Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Brookside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookside is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Florence
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Canon City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wetmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Siloam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Siloam is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Parkdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkdale is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
  • Swallows
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Swallows is located in Pueblo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallows
  • Echo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Echo is located in Fremont County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rosita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosita is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
    • Silver Cliff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Fairview is located in Custer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview

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

Newspapers Published in Williamsburg ...

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 Williamsburg.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williamsburg, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williamsburg.

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 websites either 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 Williamsburg:

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>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.
<3>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 Williamsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Williamsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.