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 Wamsley (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 Wamsley. 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 northeast 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 north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Wamsley is located in Adams 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 Adams County: Lewis (KY), Mason (KY), Brown, Highland, Pike & Scioto.
Below are the counties that are near Wamsley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wamsley:
- Adams County (The home county of Wamsley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Blue Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jaybird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Lynx
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Moore ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Peebles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrel Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Dunkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dunkinsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkinsville
- Locust Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Wheat Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wheat Ridge is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat Ridge
- Whippoorwill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Unity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Brown County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- Decatur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Neel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Fincastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Ellsberry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Ash Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Macon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Aberdeen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arnheim
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- Sinking Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sinking Spring is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinking Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Elmville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Elmville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmville
- North Uniontown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Uniontown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uniontown
- Turkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey
- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Berrysville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Folsom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Folsom is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Barretts Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Sugar Tree Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Tree Ridge is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree Ridge
- Mowrystown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mowrystown is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jackson County
- Glade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Lawrence County
- Rome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Poplar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Coopersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coopersville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
- Wakefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wetmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wetmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
- Riverdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Latham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sargents
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Sargents is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Jasper
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jasper is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Newfain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Shyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shyville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shyville
- Piketon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greggs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- Nipgen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nipgen is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipgen
- Bainbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dills is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills
- Summithill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summithill is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summithill
- Alma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Humboldt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- Otway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rarden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Youngs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngs is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs
- Lombardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Arion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- West Portsmouth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portsmouth
- Bear Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Shannoah Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shannoah Town is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannoah Town
- Lucasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rosemount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rosemount is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemount
- Summit County
- Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Carter County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- Boone Furnace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Boone Furnace is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
- Smiths Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Smiths Creek is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Creek
- Carter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Carter is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
- Kehoe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kehoe is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
- Wesleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wesleyville is located in Carter County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
- Fleming County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- Foxport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Foxport is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
- Pleasureville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasureville is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Fleming County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Greenup County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- South Portsmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Portsmouth is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portsmouth
- South Shore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Frost
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Frost is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- York
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- York is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Grays Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grays Branch is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Branch
- Lynn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Lloyd
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lloyd is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Tygarts Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tygarts Valley is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tygarts Valley
- Warnock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warnock is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Greenup
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewis County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Vanceburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Firebrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Firebrick is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firebrick
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Garrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Quincy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Pence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Charters
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Charters is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charters
- Camp Dix
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Camp Dix is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
- Cottageville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cottageville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
- Tollesboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burtonville is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonville
- Mason County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- Springdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Rectorville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rectorville is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rectorville
- Maysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wamsley, see our County-by-County Page for Wamsley.
Cemeteries Near Wamsley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wamsley.
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 Wamsley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wamsley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- Wamsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kinney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Beech Fork Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Unger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oppy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oswego Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oswego Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Otway.
- The Oswego Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oswego Community Church Cemetery
- Oswego Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978572 <3>
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cassel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winterstein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (601 more) ...
- Moon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Aikens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Wamsley had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wamsley, with the one closest to Wamsley listed first.
- Blue Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Otway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henley is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Rarden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Selig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Selig is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selig
- Lombardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lombardsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombardsville
- Jaybird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jaybird is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
- Moore ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Lynx
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Beaver Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Pond is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Pond
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Arion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arion is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Crabtree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Mount Joy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wamsley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wamsley.
Newspapers Published in Wamsley ...
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 65 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wamsley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wamsley, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wamsley.
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 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 Wamsley:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brown County
- Highland County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Scioto County
- Summit County
- Carter County
- Fleming County
- Greenup County
- Lewis County
- Mason 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wamsley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wamsley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |