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 Watkins (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 Watkins. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Watkins is located in Union 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 Union County: Champaign, Delaware, Franklin, Hardin, Logan, Madison & Marion.
Below are the counties that are near Watkins. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Watkins:
- Union County (The home county of Watkins)
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- New Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- New California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Magnetic Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Pharisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Milford Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Raymond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Summersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Woodstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
- North Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Mutual
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Kingscreek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
- Powhattan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Urbana
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Catawba
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- South Vienna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moorefield
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Ostrander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hills Grove is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Grove
- Edinburg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edinburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
- Edinburg has also been known as:
- Fairview
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Cutlers Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cutlers Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutlers Corners
- Rathbone ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rathbone is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
- Scioto Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scioto Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Village
- White Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gabriel Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gabriel Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabriel Corners
- Bellepoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- Loveless Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loveless Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveless Corners
- Brindle Corner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brindle Corner is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindle Corner
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Lamb Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lamb Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Corners
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Amlin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amlin
- Sandy Corners ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Corners
- Hilliard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flint ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Riverlea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Worthington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mudsock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mudsock is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudsock
- Olentangy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olentangy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olentangy
- Shattucksburg ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shattucksburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattucksburg
- Highway ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Mount Victory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Centerburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Green ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Beech ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Hartford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Johnstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Summit Station
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Station is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Station
- Summit Station has also been known as:
- Summit
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Middleburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- West Mansfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Mansfield is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Valley Hi
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Valley Hi is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Zanesfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Marl City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marl City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
- Rushsylvania
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefontaine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Iron City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Plain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Amity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Chuckery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chuckery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckery
- Gillivan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Plumwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Choctaw Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Summerford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- London
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chrisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Prospect
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Newmans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Waldo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Camp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- New Bloomington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- La Rue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ruth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Logan ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Westfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- West Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Shawtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Marengo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cardington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Pickaway County
- Orient
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Watkins, see our County-by-County Page for Watkins.
Cemeteries Near Watkins ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Watkins.
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 Watkins - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Watkins covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- Watkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bouic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New California Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- The Mill Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mill Creek Baptist Cemetery
- New Mill Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42131 <2>
- Buxton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jerome Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerome Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Jerome.
- The Jerome Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- IOOF Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
- Jerome Road Cemetery
- Jerome Twp. #1 Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2200660 <2>
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brock Road Cemetery
- Frankfort Cemetery
- Herriott Cemetery
- Jerome Cemetery
- Jerome Twp. #2 Cemetery
- Old Jerome Cemetery
- Continue List (497 more) ...
- Eversole Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ohio Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 Watkins had a population of 72 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Watkins, with the one closest to Watkins listed first.
- New California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Ostrander
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- Jerome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Bellepoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellepoint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Bellepoint has also been known as:
- Belle Poine
- Bell Point
- White Sulphur Springs Station ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Sulphur Springs Station is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs Station
- White Sulphur Springs Station has also been known as:
- White Sulphur
- Marysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Plain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warrensburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrensburg
- Dublin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hyatts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hyatts is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatts
- Hyatts has also been known as:
- Hyattsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pharisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- Magnetic Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Milford Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Watkins. See our List of 1890's Communities around Watkins.
Newspapers Published in Watkins ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Watkins.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Watkins, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Watkins.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Watkins:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Union County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Hardin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Logan County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Morrow County
- Pickaway 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 Watkins, 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- Watkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |