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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 Fountain City (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 Fountain City. 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 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.

Fountain City is located in Wayne County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wayne County: Fayette, Henry, Randolph, Union, Darke (OH) & Preble (OH).

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

  • Wayne County     (The home county of Fountain City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fountain City, with the one closest to Fountain City listed first.
    • Webster
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Wayne County
    • Whitewater
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
      • Whitewater is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • Chester
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Wayne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chester
      • From Fountain City to Chester
    • Williamsburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
    • Spring Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Greens Fork
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Richmond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Economy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Centerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <3>
    • Hagerstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Pennville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in Wayne County
    • Abington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Boston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boston <3>
  • Delaware County
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fountain City, with the one closest to Fountain City listed first.
    • Bentonville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
      • Bentonville is located in Fayette County
    • Springersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Harrisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Connersville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Fayette County
    • Everton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Nulltown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin County
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fountain City, with the one closest to Fountain City listed first.
    • Millville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Mooreland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Blountsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blountsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
      • Blountsville is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • New Lisbon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
      • New Lisbon is located in Henry County
    • Corwin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Messick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Straughn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • New Castle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Foley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Mount Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Summit
      • Mount Summit is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Summit <3>
    • Lewisville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
      • Lewisville is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <3>
    • Luray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luray. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
      • Luray is located in Henry County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Luray
      • From Fountain City to Luray
    • Springport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
      • Springport is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springport <3>
  • Jay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fountain City, with the one closest to Fountain City listed first.
    • Boundary City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bluff Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Collett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
      • Collett is located in Jay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Collett
      • From Fountain City to Collett
    • Salamonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salamonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
      • Salamonia is located in Jay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Redkey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph County
  • Rush County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fountain City, with the one closest to Fountain City listed first.
    • Falmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
      • Falmouth is located in Rush County
    • Raleigh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raleigh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Rush County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Raleigh
      • From Fountain City to Raleigh
    • Gings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mays
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
      • Mays is located in Rush County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fountain City, with the one closest to Fountain City listed first.
    • Yankee Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
      • Yankee Town is located in Union County
    • Brownsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
      • Brownsville is located in Union County
    • Goodwins Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Liberty
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
    • Billingsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • West College Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West College Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West College Corner
      • West College Corner is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West College Corner <3>
    • Contreras
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Butler County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fountain City, with the one closest to Fountain City listed first.
    • Contreras
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Contreras. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
      • Contreras is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Contreras
      • From Fountain City to Contreras
    • Somerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Estimated population in 2016: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerville <3>
  • Darke County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fountain City, with the one closest to Fountain City listed first.
    • Hollansburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
      • Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Long
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
      • Long is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Long
      • From Fountain City to Long
    • New Madison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Palestine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <3>
    • Savona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Savona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
      • Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Savona
      • From Fountain City to Savona
    • Nashville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Jefferson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wayne Lakes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Castine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
      • Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Coletown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Abbottsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Union City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Greenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
  • Miami County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fountain City, with the one closest to Fountain City listed first.
    • Potsdam
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potsdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
      • Potsdam is located in Miami County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Laura
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Bradford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Garland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Ludlow Falls
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
      • Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Montgomery County (OH)
  • Preble County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fountain City, with the one closest to Fountain City listed first.
    • New Paris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
      • New Paris is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <3>
    • Eldorado
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
      • Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • West Manchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manchester
      • West Manchester is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Manchester <3>
    • New Hope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Corvin ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
      • Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
    • Eaton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Euphemia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Euphemia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
      • Euphemia is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Euphemia
      • From Fountain City to Euphemia
    • Lewisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lake Lakengren
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Verona
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • West Alexandria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Morning Sun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Camden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Fountain City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fountain City.

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 Fountain City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • New Garden Friends Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Willow Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williamsburg Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamsburg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodbury Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Gilliard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gilliard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gilliard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Quaker Lynn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Lynn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Lynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (382 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cherry Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Fountain City had a population of 492 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Fountain City had a population of 753 people.

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

  • Webster
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Wayne County
  • Chester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Wayne County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Chester
    • From Fountain City to Chester
  • Whitewater
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
    • Whitewater is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
  • Arba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
  • Bethel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Wayne County
  • Crete
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crete have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
    • Crete is located in Randolph County
  • Bloomingport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lynn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greens Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollansburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
    • Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Glen Karn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Karn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Karn
    • Glen Karn is located in Darke County (OH)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Richmond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Wiley ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Darke County (OH)
    • Spartanburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fountain City ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fountain City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fountain City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fountain City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fountain City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Fountain City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Fountain City:

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fountain City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fountain City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9554, Longitude: -84.9189    
<5>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.
<6>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 Fountain City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.