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 northeast 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 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 east 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.
Williamsburg is located in Wayne County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may 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 Williamsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williamsburg:
- Wayne County (The home county of Williamsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Fountain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Greens Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Whitewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Hagerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Pennville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- East Germantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Selma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cowan
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Liberty Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Desoto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Muncie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Albany
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Yorktown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Bentonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Springersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Harrisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Connersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Everton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Nulltown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Orange
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Millville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Mooreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Blountsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- New Lisbon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Corwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Messick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Straughn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Foley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Mount Summit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Luray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Lewisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Bluff Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Boundary City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Redkey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Collett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Salamonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Bloomingport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Modoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rural
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Spartanburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
- Losantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Farmland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Haysville Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Windsor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Falmouth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Raleigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Gings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Glenwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mays
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Yankee Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
- Billingsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- West College Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Contreras
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Contreras is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
- Darke County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Hollansburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Long
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Madison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nashville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Savona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
- Fort Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
- Wayne Lakes
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wayne Lakes is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wayne Lakes has also been known as:
- Wayne Lakes Park
- Castine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Coletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Coletown is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Union City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union City is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- Abbottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Greenville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Miami County (OH)
- Potsdam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Montgomery County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Wengerlawn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
- Pyrmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
- Arlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Montgomery County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Preble County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- New Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eldorado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- New Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- West Manchester
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Corvin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
- Eaton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lakengren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Euphemia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Lewisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Verona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- College Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Sun
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morning Sun is located in Preble County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
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.
- Williamsburg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Garden Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greens Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Economy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Lynn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Williamsburg had a population of 496 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Greens Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Webster
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Fountain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Whitewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitewater is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Arba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arba is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
- Hagerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crete is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Modoc
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
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 77 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<2>. 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:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wayne County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Henry County
- Jay County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Union County
- Darke County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |