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 Williamsville (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 Williamsville. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Williamsville is located in Person County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Person County: Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange & Halifax (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Williamsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williamsville:
- Person County (The home county of Williamsville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ceffo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Hicks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roxboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitt Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Allens Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Allensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Hurdle Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cates
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Timberlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Alamance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Just Crossroads
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Just Crossroads is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Union Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
- Stagecoach Trail
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stagecoach Trail is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Trail
- McCray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McCray is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
- Mebane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Green Level
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Woodlawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Buena Vista Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Estates
- Clover Garden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Garden is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Garden
- Lakeview Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Caswell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Semora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Blanch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yanceyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prospect Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Yanceyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
- Anderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Gatewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Durham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Rougemont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Bahama
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The American Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- The American Village is located in Durham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
- Granville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Wilbourns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Berea
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Berea is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Stem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stem is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Gela
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gela is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Providence
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Butner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Oxford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stovall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stovall is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Hester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hester is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Laws
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Berryland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Kindful Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Carr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carr is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
- Larry Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- McDade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McDade is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDade
- Caldwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Green Pines
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- North Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Springcrest Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Arrowhead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
- Cedar Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Ruffin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
- Danville City (VA)
- Danville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fluvanna County (VA)
- Scottsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Halifax County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Delila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Alton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Sutherlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sutherlin is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherlin
- Mayo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Elmo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Cluster Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Virgilina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jones
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- South Boston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Omega
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Westside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Madison County (VA)
- Beaver Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Nelson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Henrico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Shiny Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Pittsylvania County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Laurel Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Kentuck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Ridgecrest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgecrest is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
- Henrys Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Mount Cross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cross
- Spring Garden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Lucks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Java
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Tightsqueeze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Transco Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Markham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Chatham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Williamsville, see our County-by-County Page for Williamsville.
Cemeteries Near Williamsville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williamsville.
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 Williamsville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Williamsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lamberth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moses Winstead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitt Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Stories Creek Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cunningham Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Family Cemetery
- The Cunningham Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cuningham Family Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
- Waverly Plantation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310319 <2>
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Foster Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Connally UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Williamsville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Williamsville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williamsville, with the one closest to Williamsville listed first.
- Osmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Osmond is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
- Olive Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- Ceffo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Leasburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Semora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cunningham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cunningham is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roxboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Milton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Delila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bushy Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bushy Fork is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Fork
- Hamer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hamer is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Williamsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williamsville.
Newspapers Published in Williamsville ...
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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamsville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williamsville, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williamsville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Williamsville:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Person County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alamance County
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- Rockingham County
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- Halifax County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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> | 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- Williamsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Williamsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |