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 Widowville (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 Widowville. 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.
Widowville is located in Ashland 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 Ashland County: Holmes, Huron, Knox, Lorain, Medina, Richland & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Widowville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Widowville:
- Ashland County (The home county of Widowville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Hayesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hayesville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Mifflin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McKay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jeromesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Loudonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rowsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowsburg is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowsburg
- Bailey Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bailey Lakes is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Redhaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Redhaw is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhaw
- Polk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Polk is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
- Savannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Champaign County
- Rochester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Coshocton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Owls Town ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Owls Town is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Town
- Walhonding
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Layland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Layland is located in Coshocton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layland
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Crestline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Galion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Tiro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- North Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Miley Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
- Nashville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Glenmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holmesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Stillwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Stillwell is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
- Killbuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Benton is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Greenwich
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- New London
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Delphi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Delphi is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphi
- Fitchville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fitchville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchville
- New Haven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Coble Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coble Village is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble Village
- Celeryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Celeryville is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeryville
- North Fairfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Fairfield is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Willard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hartland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hartland is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- White Fox
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- White Fox is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Fox
- Olena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olena is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Jelloway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jelloway is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelloway
- Nunda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nunda is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
- North Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- North Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Amity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Gann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gann is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Buckeye City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Buckeye City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye City
- Danville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Batemantown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Fredericktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Millwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Dorema
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Lorain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Huntington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntington is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Rochester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Brighton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Medina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Homer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lodi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Spencer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Friendsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- River Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- River Corners is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Corners
- Westfield Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Seville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gloria Glens Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Risley ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Risley is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risley
- Morrow County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Blooming Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- West Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Chesterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Iberia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Iberia is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Mount Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Lucas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Mansfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Olivesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hanley Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Bellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Shenandoah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ontario
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ganges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Funk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- New Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Pittsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Lattasburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lattasburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattasburg
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jefferson is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Millbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Shreve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Congress
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- West Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Devil Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Moreland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Moreland is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Wooster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Aukerman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Widowville, see our County-by-County Page for Widowville.
Cemeteries Near Widowville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Widowville.
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 Widowville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Widowville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Harlan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hammond Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Widowville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McCrory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Copus Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shambaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vesper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Synagogue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (542 more) ...
- Vermillion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Strickland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Widowville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Widowville, with the one closest to Widowville listed first.
- Mifflin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mifflin is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- McKay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McKay is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
- Lucas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Perrysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jeromesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pavonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pavonia is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia
- Hastings
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hastings is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Loudonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- Paradise Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Hill is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- McZena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McZena is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McZena
- Epworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Epworth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
- Mansfield
(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 Widowville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Widowville.
Newspapers Published in Widowville ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Widowville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Widowville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Widowville.
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 Widowville:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Ashland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Coshocton County
- Crawford County
- Holmes County
- Huron County
- Knox County
- Lorain County
- Medina County
- Morrow County
- Richland County
- Wayne 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> | 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 Widowville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Widowville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |