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 Williamsburg-On-The-River (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 Williamsburg-On-The-River. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Williamsburg-On-The-River is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Putnam, Sandusky & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Williamsburg-On-The-River. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River:
- Wood County (The home county of Williamsburg-On-The-River)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Tontogany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haskins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grand Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Milton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milton Center is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Dowling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Portage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Perrysburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Custar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lime City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lime City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Bates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bates is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Jewell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Ayersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Swanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plattston is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattston
- Ai
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- West Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Delta is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Delta
- Assumption
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Assumption is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Lytton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytton
- Leslie ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Siney ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Siney is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siney
- Metamora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wauseon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Advance
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Advance is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Whiteville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Whiteville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Van Buren
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McComb
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Findlay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Benton Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- West Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Colton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- McClure
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grelton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Malinta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deshler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elery
- Napoleon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hamler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holgate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Florida
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Okolona
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Ridgeville Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Whitehouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Maumee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sharples
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sharples is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharples
- Air Line Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Ottawa Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa Hills is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,534 people
- Berkey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Berkey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Centennial ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Centennial is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Auburndale ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Auburndale is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
- East Toledo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Genoa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Clay Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Martin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Curtice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Belmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Townwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Leipsic Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic Junction is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic Junction
- Leipsic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Leipsic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Leipsic is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leipsic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Miller City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gilboa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gilboa is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Woodville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gibsonburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Helena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lindsey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Burgoon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Seneca County
- Fostoria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Ogden Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ogden Center is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Center
- Riga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Riga is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
- Blissfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jasper is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Weston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Morenci
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Wellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wellsville is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Lambertville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Berringer Corners ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Berringer Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berringer Corners
- Temperance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Samaria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Erie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Havre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Vienna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
- Petersburg Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Petersburg Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction
- Luna Pier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yargerville is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River, see our County-by-County Page for Williamsburg-On-The-River.
Cemeteries Near Williamsburg-On-The-River ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williamsburg-On-The-River.
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 Williamsburg-On-The-River - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Williamsburg-On-The-River covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Otsego Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tontogany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wakeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakeman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wakeman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Waterville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #358946 <2>
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- The Weston Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Weston Cemetery
- Weston Twp. Cemetery
- Westfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Cemetery
- The Westfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Weston Cemetery
- Continue List (329 more) ...
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mennonite 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.<3>
While we didn't find Williamsburg-On-The-River in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Williamsburg-On-The-River.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williamsburg-On-The-River, with the one closest to Williamsburg-On-The-River listed first.
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- Tontogany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Neowash ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Neowash is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neowash
- Grand Rapids
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haskins
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hull Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hull Prairie is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Prairie
- Waterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Neapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sugar Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Ridge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dunbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dunbridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbridge
- Roachton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roachton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roachton
- Monclova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Williamsburg-On-The-River. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williamsburg-On-The-River.
Newspapers Published in Williamsburg-On-The-River ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamsburg-On-The-River.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williamsburg-On-The-River, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williamsburg-On-The-River.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Williamsburg-On-The-River:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Lenawee County
- Monroe 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 Williamsburg-On-The-River, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williamsburg-On-The-River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |