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 Port William (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 Port William. 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 Port William ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Port William: Prt. William
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Port William. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Port William.
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 hospitals 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.
Port William is located in Clinton County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Brown, Clermont, Fayette, Greene, Highland & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Port William. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Port William:
- Clinton County (The home county of Port William)
- The following are listed by their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- North Kingman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Sabina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Lees Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Morrisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Memphis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- New Vienna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Midland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Westboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- Saint Martin
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Saint Martin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
- Estimated population in 2011: 128 people
- Fayetteville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Vera Cruz is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- Cortsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- South Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Enon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Green Hedges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Shawnee Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Green Meadows
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Holiday Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Kenwood Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Limestone City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Springfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Donnelsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Crystal Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- Moores Fork
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Marathon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Marathon is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Newtonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newtonsville is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- Milledgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Octa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jeffersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Washington Court House
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Yatesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Bloomingburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- Bowersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Shawnee Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Xenia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Pinewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Wilberforce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roxanna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trebein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Bellbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hamilton County
- Loveland Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Leesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- East Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Willettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Bridges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Hoagland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Hillsboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shackleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Shackleton is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleton
- New Petersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Harwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harwood is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
- Hollowtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hollowtown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollowtown
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- South Solon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Range
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Chrisman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- Centerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kettering
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gem City Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Moraine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Carrollton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Riverdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Huber Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miamisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pickaway County
- New Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- Fruitdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- South Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- Harveysburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Corwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Waynesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Kenricksville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- San Je Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- San Je Village is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Je Village
- Five Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Morrow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butlerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Butlerville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Lebanon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Springboro
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Plain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Williams County
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Port William, see our County-by-County Page for Port William.
Cemeteries Near Port William ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Port William.
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 Port William - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Port William covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cline Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haws Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bab Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hussey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- The Hussey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bowersville Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (531 more) ...
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thorpe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Port William had a population of 196 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Port William had a population of 247 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Port William, with the one closest to Port William listed first.
- Paintersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paintersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paintersville
- Bowersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Lumberton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lumberton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Bloomington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bloomington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Gurneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gurneyville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurneyville
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Melvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- New Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reesville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reesville
- Pearsons ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pearsons is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Edgefield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Sabina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Port William. See our List of 1890's Communities around Port William.
Newspapers Published in Port William ...
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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Port William.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Port William, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Port William.
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 Port William:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Hamilton County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Port William, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Port William) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |