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 Williamstown (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 Williamstown. 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.
Name Variations for Williamstown ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Another variation: Williams Town.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Williamstown. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Williamstown.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
Williamstown is primarily located in Rush County. A portion of Williamstown extends into Decatur 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 Rush County: Decatur, Fayette, Franklin, Hancock, Henry & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Williamstown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williamstown:
- Rush County (The home county of Williamstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Milroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Gowdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Manilla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Falmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Carthage
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Bartholomew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Rugby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Hartsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Hope
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <1>
- Newbern
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Clifford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Grammer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Grammer is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer
- Petersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Jewell Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jewell Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell Village
- Taylorsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
- Pleasant View Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Village is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Village
- Corn Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corn Brook is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Brook
- Dearborn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Lawrenceville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Saint Leon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
- New Alsace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Alsace is located in Dearborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alsace
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Saint Omer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Greensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Maurice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Maurice is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Maurice
- Knarr Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Knarr Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knarr Corner
- Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harris City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- New Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Orange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Alpine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Fairview
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Nulltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nulltown is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
- Everton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Everton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
- Connersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Bentonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Springersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Springersville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Andersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Enochsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enochsburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochsburg
- Laurel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oldenburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Metamora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Yellow Bank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
- Youngs Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Youngs Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corner
- Brookville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oak Tree Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
- South Gate
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- South Gate is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate
- Cedar Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Charlottesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Palestine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Spring Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Knightstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- Dunreith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lewisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Spiceland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Straughn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grant City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Greensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- New Lisbon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- New Lisbon is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Jennings County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Zenas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Zenas is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenas
- Butlerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Queensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Queensville is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensville
- Scipio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scipio is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
- Oakdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Jennings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Edinburgh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Needham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Urmeyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Amity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Amity is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Rocklane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Marion County
- Acton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Parke County
- Stumptown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stumptown is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Ripley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Batesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Napoleon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Morris is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Lookout
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Penntown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Penntown is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penntown
- Otter Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Otter Village is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Village
- Osgood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sunman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Holton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pierceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierceville is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Stumpke Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stumpke Corner is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpke Corner
- Versailles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Waldron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Rays Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Prescott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Wilson Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Knighthood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Norristown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Riley Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
- Gwynneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Shelbyville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Beech Brook
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Candleglo Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Brownsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brownsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Billingsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Billingsville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
- Yankee Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yankee Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Beesons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Dublin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Milton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Mount Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cambridge City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Germantown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Williamstown, see our County-by-County Page for Williamstown.
Cemeteries Near Williamstown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williamstown.
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 Williamstown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Williamstown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Layton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swails Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Overleese Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Butcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCarty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Morrison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Williamstown had a population of 98 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Sandusky
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Springhill ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Milroy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Downeyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Downeyville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downeyville
- Richland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Saint Omer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Adams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Clarksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Gowdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Greensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Salem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- McCoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCoy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Williamstown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williamstown.
Newspapers Published in Williamstown ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamstown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williamstown, 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 Williamstown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Williamstown:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Rush County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartholomew County
- Dearborn County
- Decatur County
- Fayette County
- Franklin County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Jennings County
- Johnson County
- Marion County
- Parke County
- Ripley County
- Shelby County
- Union County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Williamstown, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Williamstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |