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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 Washington Court House (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 Washington Court House. 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 hospitals 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.

Washington Court House is located in Fayette County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Clinton, Greene, Highland, Madison, Pickaway & Ross.

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

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Washington Court House)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington Court House, with the one closest to Washington Court House listed first.
    • Washington
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Fayette County
    • Bloomingburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
      • Bloomingburg is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <3>
    • Hagler
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Milledgeville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milledgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
      • Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
    • Yatesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jeffersonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Octa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
      • Octa is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Cook
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Clark County
  • Clinton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington Court House, with the one closest to Washington Court House listed first.
    • Sabina
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
      • Sabina is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <3>
    • Memphis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lees Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Port William
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port William have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
      • Port William is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • New Vienna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Morrisville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Martinsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
      • Martinsville is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
    • North Kingman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Midland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
    • Westboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Clinton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington Court House, with the one closest to Washington Court House listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <3>
    • Darbydale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Darby Park ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridpath ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Galloway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grove City Country Club
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City Country Club
      • Grove City Country Club is located in Franklin County
    • Grove City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <3>
    • Zuber ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zuber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
      • Zuber is located in Franklin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zuber
      • From Washington Court House to Zuber
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington Court House, with the one closest to Washington Court House listed first.
    • Bowersville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
      • Bowersville is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
    • Grape Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jamestown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
    • Shawnee Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • New Jasper
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cedarville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilberforce
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilberforce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilberforce
      • Wilberforce is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilberforce <3>
    • Clifton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <3>
    • Pinewood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
      • Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
    • Xenia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Yellow Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxanna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Spring Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Highland County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington Court House, with the one closest to Washington Court House listed first.
    • Midway
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <3>
    • Range
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Range. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
      • Range is located in Madison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Range
      • From Washington Court House to Range
    • Mount Sterling
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • South Solon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chrisman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • London
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
      • London is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <3>
    • Summerford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Choctaw Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
      • Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
    • Jefferson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Madison County
    • West Jefferson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Pickaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Washington Court House, with the one closest to Washington Court House listed first.
    • New Holland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
      • New Holland is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
    • Grange Hall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Williamsport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <3>
    • Pherson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Darbyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
      • Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
    • Fox
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Matville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Orient
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Orient is located in Pickaway County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <3>
    • Logan Elm Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Elm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
      • Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
    • Commercial Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commercial Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commercial Point
      • Commercial Point is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commercial Point <3>
    • South Bloomfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
      • South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
    • Circleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
      • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <3>
    • Elmwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Pike County
  • Ross County
  • Warren County

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

Cemeteries Near Washington Court House ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington Court House.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washington Court House, with the one closest to Washington Court House listed first.

  • Old Washington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Washington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Colmans Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Colmans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Colmans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Washington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bush Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highlawn Memory Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highlawn Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highlawn Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sugar Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coil Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coil Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sugar Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Staunton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Staunton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Staunton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carmean Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmean Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (511 more) ...
    • Sugar Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Coffman - Orr Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffman - Orr Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffman - Orr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hays Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Washington Court House had a population of 5,742 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Washington Court House had a population of 14,193 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Washington Court House, with the one closest to Washington Court House listed first.

  • Jasper Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Mills
    • Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
  • Staunton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staunton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
    • Staunton is located in Fayette County
  • Kingfred ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingfred have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfred
    • Kingfred is located in Fayette County
  • Johnson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
    • Johnson is located in Fayette County
  • Bloomingburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomingburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
    • Bloomingburg is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <3>
  • Hagler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • McLean
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
    • McLean is located in Fayette County
  • Good Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Fayette County
  • Parrott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
    • Parrott is located in Fayette County
  • Fairview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Fayette County
  • Manara
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manara have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manara
    • Manara is located in Fayette County
  • Milledgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milledgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
    • Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
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    • New Martinsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsburg
      • New Martinsburg is located in Fayette County
    • Ghormley ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghormley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghormley
      • Ghormley is located in Fayette County
    • New Holland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
      • New Holland is located in Pickaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Washington Court House ...

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 67 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington Court House.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Washington Court House. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Washington Court House and those printed in the larger area surrounding Washington Court House.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 23 miles [37 km]<7> of Washington Court House.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Washington Court House:

The official website for Washington Court House: www.ci.washington-court-house.oh.us/

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayette-co-oh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>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 Washington Court House, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Washington Court House) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Washington Court House. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5373, Longitude: -83.4377    









 

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