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 Washington (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. 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 Washington ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Washington was referred to as Washington Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Washington. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Washington.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Washington is located in Fayette 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 Fayette County: Clinton, Greene, Highland, Madison, Pickaway & Ross.
Below are the counties that are near Washington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Washington:
- Fayette County (The home county of Washington)
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Washington Court House
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bloomingburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Yatesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Milledgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Jeffersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Octa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Cook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- South Charleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- South Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Green Hedges
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Shawnee Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Sabina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Memphis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Lees Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Port William
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- 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
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- North Kingman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- New Burlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Midland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Clarksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Pleasant Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Borrors Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Borrors Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrors Corners
- Galloway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City Country Club
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zuber ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zuber is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuber
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Bowersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Grape Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- New Jasper
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Cedarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wilberforce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- 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)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Spring Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- East Monroe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Bridges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- New Petersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Petersburg is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Petersburg
- Barretts Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barretts Mills is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Mills
- Hillsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willettsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willettsville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willettsville
- Marshall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Hoagland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hoagland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoagland
- Lynchburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berrysville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Berrysville is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrysville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Range
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Mount Sterling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Solon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Chrisman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Summerford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- New Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pherson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Darbyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Fox
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Matville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Orient
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Elm Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Commercial Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Circleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elmwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Cynthiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cynthiana is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Spellman Crossing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spellman Crossing is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spellman Crossing
- Newfain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Newfain is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfain
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Austin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clarksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- South Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fruitdale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Frankfort
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxabell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxabell is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxabell
- Lattaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lattaville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattaville
- Lattaville has also been known as:
- Lattas
- Humboldt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Humboldt is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Musselman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Musselman is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman
- Yellowbud
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- Bourneville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bourneville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourneville
- Andersonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Bainbridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- Harveysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Washington, see our County-by-County Page for Washington.
Cemeteries Near Washington ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Washington.
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 Washington - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Washington covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Old Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- St. Colmans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highlawn Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Staunton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carmean Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Coffman - Orr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (512 more) ...
- Coil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
While we didn't find Washington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Washington.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Washington, with the one closest to Washington listed first.
- Washington Court House
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jasper Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jasper Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Mills
- Staunton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Staunton is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Kingfred ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kingfred is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfred
- Johnson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Bloomingburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hagler
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- McLean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McLean is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
- Good Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Good Hope is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Manara
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manara is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manara
- Parrott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Parrott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Martinsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Martinsburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Martinsburg
- Ghormley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ghormley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghormley
- New Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Washington. See our List of 1890's Communities around Washington.
Newspapers Published in Washington ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Washington.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Washington, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Washington.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Washington:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Warren 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 Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |