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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 Williamsville (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 Williamsville. 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 and doctors 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.

Williamsville is located in Sangamon County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sangamon County: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery & Morgan.

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

  • Sangamon County     (The home county of Williamsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
    • Spaulding
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
    • Sherman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Buffalo Hart
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
      • Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
    • Cantrall
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantrall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrall
      • Cantrall is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantrall <2>
    • Riverton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <2>
    • Dawson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
    • Clear Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Grandview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
    • Ridgely
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
      • Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
    • Buffalo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mechanicsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Springfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawthorne Place
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawthorne Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne Place
      • Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County
  • Cass County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
    • Ashland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Newmansville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
      • Newmansville is located in Cass County
    • Gurney ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gurney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
      • Gurney is located in Cass County
    • Sylvan ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Sylvan is located in Cass County
    • Philadelphia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
  • Christian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
    • Bolivia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
      • Bolivia is located in Christian County
    • Mount Auburn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Grove City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Christian County
    • Edinburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
      • Edinburg is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <2>
    • Bulpitt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bulpitt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulpitt
      • Bulpitt is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bulpitt <2>
    • Tovey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tovey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tovey
      • Tovey is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tovey <2>
    • Sharpsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sharpsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
    • Jeisyville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeisyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
      • Jeisyville is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Kincaid
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
      • Kincaid is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kincaid <2>
    • Stonington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Stonington is located in Christian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonington <2>
    • Zenobia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zenobia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
      • Zenobia is located in Christian County
    • Taylorville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • De Witt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
    • Midland City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
      • Midland City is located in De Witt County
    • Kenney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenney
      • Kenney is located in De Witt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <2>
    • Hallsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in De Witt County
    • Rowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell
      • Rowell is located in De Witt County
    • Waynesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
    • Elkhart
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Broadwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
      • Broadwell is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Lake Fork
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Middletown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
    • Mount Pulaski
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pulaski
      • Mount Pulaski is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pulaski <2>
    • Chestervale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestervale
      • Chestervale is located in Logan County
    • New Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
      • New Holland is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <2>
    • Lincoln
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Logan County
    • Chestnut
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Latham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Evans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Logan County
  • Macon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
    • Niantic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Warrensburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
      • Warrensburg is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrensburg <2>
    • Harristown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harristown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
      • Harristown is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harristown <2>
    • Bearsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bearsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
      • Bearsdale is located in Macon County
    • Blue Mound
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
      • Blue Mound is located in Macon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,065 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <2>
    • Boody
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
    • Mason City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Natrona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
      • Natrona is located in Mason County
    • Teheran
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teheran
      • Teheran is located in Mason County
    • San Jose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Jose have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
      • San Jose is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Jose <2>
    • Easton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kilbourne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Poplar City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poplar City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar City
      • Poplar City is located in Mason County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poplar City <2>
  • Menard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
    • Croft
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
      • Croft is located in Menard County
    • Athens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Greenview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
      • Greenview is located in Menard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <2>
    • Petersburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Tallula
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Oakford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • White Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Montgomery County
  • Morgan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
    • Prentice
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
      • Prentice is located in Morgan County
    • Alexander
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tazewell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
    • Winkel ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkel
      • Winkel is located in Tazewell County
    • Boynton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Tazewell County
    • Burt
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Burt is located in Tazewell County
    • Delavan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Richmond
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Tazewell County
    • Armington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownwood ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brownwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
      • Brownwood is located in Tazewell County

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

Cemeteries Near Williamsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williamsville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Walnut Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stewart Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fancy Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fancy Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fancy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kern Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kern Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kern Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bice Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brittin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brittin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brittin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Hart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buffalo Hart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buffalo Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cass Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cass Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elkhart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkhart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkhart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Latham Thompson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latham Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latham Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Canterbury Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canterbury Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canterbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bissell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bissell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bissell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ladysmith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ladysmith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ladysmith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Williamsville had a population of 444 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Williamsville had a population of 1,490 people.

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

  • Fancy Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Prairie
    • Fancy Prairie is located in Menard County
  • Sherman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spaulding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
    • Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Barclay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barclay have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Barclay is located in Sangamon County
  • Elkhart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo Hart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
    • Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
  • Cantrall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cantrall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantrall
    • Cantrall is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantrall <2>
  • Riverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <2>
  • Cornland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Dawson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
    • Dawson is located in Sangamon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <2>
  • Ridgely
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgely. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
    • Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
  • Broadwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell
    • Broadwell is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Athens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Middletown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Middletown is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <2>
    • Buffalo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Williamsville ...

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 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamsville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Williamsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Williamsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Williamsville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6> of Williamsville.

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 Williamsville:

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

The official website for Sangamon County: www.co.sangamon.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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 Williamsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williamsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williamsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9520, Longitude: -89.5505       In this case, the coordinates for Williamsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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