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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 Witts Station (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 Witts Station. 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 Witts Station ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Witts Station: Witts Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
  • While the name of this community is Witts Station, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Witts Station may originally have been Witt's Station.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Witts Station might be written as Witt Station.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Witts Station is located in Union 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 Union County: Fayette, Franklin, Wayne, Butler (OH) & Preble (OH).

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

  • Union County     (The home county of Witts Station)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witts Station, with the one closest to Witts Station listed first.
    • Goodwins Corner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
    • Liberty
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yankee Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Yankee Town is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town
    • Brownsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • West College Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Billingsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Billingsville is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsville
    • Contreras
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Contreras is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
  • Dearborn County
    • Saint Leon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint Leon is located in Dearborn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witts Station, with the one closest to Witts Station listed first.
    • Springersville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Springersville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springersville
    • Everton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Everton is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everton
    • Connersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bentonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bentonville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
    • Harrisburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Nulltown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Nulltown is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulltown
    • Alpine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Alpine is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Fairview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Fairview is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Orange
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Orange is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witts Station, with the one closest to Witts Station listed first.
    • Bath
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bath is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Peoria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Peoria is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Brookville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Mount Carmel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Mount Carmel is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Yellow Bank
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Yellow Bank is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank
    • Scipio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Scipio is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
    • Laurel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Metamora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Oak Tree Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Oak Tree Crossroads is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Tree Crossroads
    • Oak Forest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Forest is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
    • Youngs Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Youngs Corner is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Corner
    • Andersonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Andersonville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witts Station, with the one closest to Witts Station listed first.
    • New Lisbon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • New Lisbon is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
    • Straughn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Millville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Millville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
    • Corwin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Corwin is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
    • Lewisville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Mooreland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mooreland is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Messick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Messick is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
    • New Castle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witts Station, with the one closest to Witts Station listed first.
    • Arba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Arba is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arba
    • Bloomingport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
    • Lynn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lynn is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <2>
    • Spartanburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Spartanburg is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
    • Snow Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Modoc
      (26 miles [41.8 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Rural is located in Randolph County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
    • Losantville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rush County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witts Station, with the one closest to Witts Station listed first.
    • Falmouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Falmouth is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
    • Glenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Raleigh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Raleigh is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
    • Gings
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Gings is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
    • Mays
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mays is located in Rush County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witts Station, with the one closest to Witts Station listed first.
    • Boston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Abington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Abington is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
    • Richmond
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Spring Grove is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Centerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Chester is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Webster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Webster is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Pennville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pennville is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
    • Beesons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Beesons is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
    • Greens Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitewater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Whitewater is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
    • East Germantown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • East Germantown is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Milton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Milton is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
  • Butler County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witts Station, with the one closest to Witts Station listed first.
    • Contreras
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Contreras is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
    • Oxford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oxford is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <2>
    • Somerville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Peoria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Peoria is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Reily
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Reily is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reily
    • Bunker Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Scipio
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Scipio is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
    • Hanover ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hanover is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Jacksonburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jacksonburg is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Seven Mile
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Seven Mile is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
    • Auburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Auburn is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Saint Charles
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Saint Charles is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Astoria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Astoria is located in Butler County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Darke County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witts Station, with the one closest to Witts Station listed first.
    • Castine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Castine is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castine
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • New Madison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollansburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Hollansburg is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollansburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Savona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Savona is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
    • Ithaca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ithaca is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Wayne Lakes
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Palestine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Fort Jefferson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Jefferson
    • Gordon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Gordon is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Long
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Long is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
    • Arcanum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Arcanum is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <2>
    • Nashville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Nashville is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
    • Abbottsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Abbottsville is located in Darke County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
  • Hamilton County (OH)
    • Shaker Village ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Shaker Village is located in Hamilton County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
  • Miami County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witts Station, with the one closest to Witts Station listed first.
    • Potsdam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Potsdam is located in Miami County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
    • Garland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Garland is located in Miami County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
    • Laura
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Laura is located in Miami County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laura <2>
  • Montgomery County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witts Station, with the one closest to Witts Station listed first.
    • Kreitzer Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Kreitzer Corner is located in Montgomery County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreitzer Corner
    • Pyrmont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyrmont
    • Farmersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Wengerlawn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wengerlawn
    • New Lebanon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Brookville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Arlington is located in Montgomery County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Airhill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Airhill is located in Montgomery County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airhill
    • Germantown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Voyager Village West
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village West
    • Phillipsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillipsburg is located in Montgomery County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
    • Post Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Post Town is located in Montgomery County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
    • Trotwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Trotwood is located in Montgomery County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,433 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trotwood <2>
  • Preble County (OH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Witts Station, with the one closest to Witts Station listed first.
    • Corvin ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
    • Lake Lakengren
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
    • New Hope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Paris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • College Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Morning Sun
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Morning Sun is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Sun
    • Eaton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Eaton is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <2>
    • Camden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Camden is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <2>
    • Eldorado
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eldorado is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
    • West Alexandria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gratis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Gratis is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gratis <2>
    • West Manchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • West Elkton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Witts Station ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Witts Station.

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 Witts Station - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Richland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Nutter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pentecost Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Railsback Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sering Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • State Line Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Mary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Richmond.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1426305 <3>
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • West Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Drook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • St. Andrews Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lutherania Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutherania Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lutherania Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Richmond.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85761 <3>
    • Dixon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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>

While we didn't find Witts Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Witts Station.

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

  • Boston
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Goodwins Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Goodwins Corner is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Corner
  • Clifton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Clifton is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • West Florence
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • West Florence is located in Preble County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Florence
  • Abington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Abington is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
  • Liberty
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairhaven
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairhaven is located in Preble County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
  • Corvin ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Corvin is located in Preble County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvin
  • Lotus
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lotus is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
  • Cottage Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cottage Grove is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Campbellstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Campbellstown is located in Preble County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellstown
  • Richmond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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    • Brownsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Brownsville is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • New Westville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • New Westville is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Westville
    • New Hope
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Hope is located in Preble County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope

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

Newspapers Published in Witts Station ...

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 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Witts Station.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Witts Station, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Witts Station.

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 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 Witts Station:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Witts Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Witts Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.