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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.
Williamstown is primarily located in Grant County and is the County Seat. A portion of Williamstown extends into Pendleton County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Boone, Gallatin, Harrison, Kenton, Owen, Pendleton & Scott.
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:
- Grant County (The home county of Williamstown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Cherry Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
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- Dry Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heekin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
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- Mason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Grant County
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- Stewartsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Grant County
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- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
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- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Grant County
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- Jericho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Grant County
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- Mount Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Zion is located in Grant County
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- Blanchet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blanchet is located in Grant County
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- Keefer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
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- Bath County
- Hooktown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hooktown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooktown
- Boone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Verona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Verona is located in Boone County
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- Walton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hume
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hume is located in Boone County
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- Beaverlick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaverlick is located in Boone County
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- Kensington
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kensington is located in Boone County
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- Richwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Big Bone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bone is located in Boone County
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- Hamilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Boone County
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- Union
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Devon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Devon is located in Boone County
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- Hueys Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hueys Corners is located in Boone County
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- Florence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bourbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Shawhan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shawhan is located in Bourbon County
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- Kiserton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kiserton is located in Bourbon County
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- Boyd County
- Rockdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rockdale is located in Boyd County
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- Bracken County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Neave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Neave is located in Bracken County
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- Milford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Milford is located in Bracken County
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- Foster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Powersville is located in Bracken County
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- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is located in Bracken County
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- Brooksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Bracken County
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- Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chatham is located in Bracken County
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- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Grants Lick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grants Lick is located in Campbell County
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- Kohler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kohler is located in Campbell County
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- Claryville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Claryville is located in Campbell County
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- Gubser Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gubser Mill is located in Campbell County
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- Flagg Spring
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Flagg Spring is located in Campbell County
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- Alexandria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mentor is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- California
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cold Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Crestview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Crestview is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
- Highland Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Camp Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Springs
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Sanders
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Carson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Easterday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Easterday is located in Carroll County
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- Ghent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Worthville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Worthville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Langstaff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Langstaff is located in Carroll County
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- English
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- English is located in Carroll County
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- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Elmville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Elmville is located in Franklin County
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- Swallowfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swallowfield is located in Franklin County
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- Gallatin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Ryle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ryle is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryle
- Glencoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sparta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Warsaw
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Harrison County
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- Berry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berry is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Renaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Renaker is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renaker
- Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rutland is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Poindexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Poindexter is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter
- Oddville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oddville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddville
- Cynthiana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvandell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvandell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvandell
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Lockport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lockport is located in Henry County
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- Port Royal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Henry County
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- Franklinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinton
- Jefferson County
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Jefferson County
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- Kenton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Bracht
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bracht is located in Kenton County
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- Fiskburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fiskburg is located in Kenton County
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- Piner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Piner is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piner
- Morning View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morning View is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning View
- Kenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kenton is located in Kenton County
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- White Villa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- White Villa is located in Kenton County
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- Nicholson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nicholson is located in Kenton County
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- Visalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Visalia is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visalia
- Independence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ryland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ryland is located in Kenton County
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- Latonia Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Latonia Lakes is located in Kenton County
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- Elsmere
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Elsmere is located in Kenton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,646 people
- Owen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Hensley Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hensley Ford is located in Owen County
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- Canby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Canby is located in Owen County
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- Holiday Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Ford is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Ford
- Needmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Sweet Owen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Owen is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Owen
- Eagle Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Eagle Hill is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Hill
- New Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Breck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Breck is located in Owen County
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- Natlee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Natlee is located in Owen County
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- Long Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Long Ridge is located in Owen County
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- Poplar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poplar Grove is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Bromley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bromley is located in Owen County
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- Pendleton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Doughton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Doughton is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughton
- Locust Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Goforth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goforth is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goforth
- Marcus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Morgan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Gardnersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gardnersville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnersville
- Portland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Portland is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Hayes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hayes is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes
- Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- DeMossville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- DeMossville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMossville
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Bratton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bratton is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratton
- Mount Olivet
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Stonewall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Josephine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Josephine is located in Scott County
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- Porter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Sadieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sadieville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadieville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Davis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Davis is located in Scott County
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- Double Culvert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Double Culvert is located in Scott County
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- Biddle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Biddle is located in Scott County
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- Suterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Suterville is located in Scott County
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- Longlick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Longlick is located in Scott County
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- Turkey Foot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Turkey Foot is located in Scott County
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- Mallard Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mallard Point is located in Scott County
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- Minorsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Minorsville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorsville
- Ohio County (IN)
- Rising Sun
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Switzerland County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Patriot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Searcy Crossroads is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Crossroads
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- East Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Enterprise is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Enterprise
- Vevay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Vevay is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <1>
- Allensville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Switzerland County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Sterling is located in Switzerland County (IN)
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- Clermont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Neville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neville is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Moscow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Chilo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clermontville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clermontville is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermontville
- Point Pleasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Richmond
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Felicity
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Utopia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Utopia is located in Clermont County (OH)
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- Point Isabel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Point Isabel is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Isabel
- Locust Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Corner is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Corner
- Nicholsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholsville is located in Clermont County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Hamilton County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Sweetwine ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sweetwine is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwine
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
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.
- Dey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Conrad Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sheriff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Risen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gaugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Broad Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Renneckar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (450 more) ...
- McGuinnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Williamstown had a population of 573 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Williamstown had a population of 3,939 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williamstown, with the one closest to Williamstown listed first.
- Cherry Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Heekin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heekin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heekin
- Dry Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Stewartsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Knoxville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Knoxville is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Delia
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Delia is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceville is located in Grant County
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- Sherman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sherman is located in Grant County
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- Goforth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Goforth is located in Pendleton County
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- Cordova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova is located in Grant County
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- Marcus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus is located in Pendleton County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Downingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Downingsville is located in Grant County
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- Holbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holbrook is located in Grant County
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- Keefer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keefer is located in Grant County
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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 the Vicinity of 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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamstown.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Williamstown. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Williamstown and those printed in the larger area surrounding Williamstown.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> of Williamstown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Williamstown:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Grant County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bath County
- Boone County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Bracken County
- Campbell County
- Carroll County
- Franklin County
- Gallatin County
- Harrison County
- Henry County
- Jefferson County
- Kenton County
- Owen County
- Pendleton County
- Robertson County
- Scott County
- Ohio County
- Switzerland County
- Clermont County
- Hamilton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Williamstown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |