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 Wilson (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 Wilson. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Wilson is primarily located in Monroe County. A portion of Wilson extends into Belmont 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 Monroe County: Belmont, Noble, Washington, Marshall (WV), Tyler (WV) & Wetzel (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Wilson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wilson:
- Monroe County (The home county of Wilson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Beallsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Jerusalem
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Coats
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Miltonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Mount Carrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Woodsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Edwina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edwina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Lewisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Benwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Plainview is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Clarington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Belmont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Armstrongs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Captina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Captina is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captina
- Bethesda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barnesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jacobsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Loomis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Loomis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- Powhatan Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vadis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Warnock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warnock is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnock
- Glencoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Quaker City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Salesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebourne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Middlebourne is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebourne
- Gibson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Elizabethtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Senecaville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Easton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Easton is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Lore City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Antrim
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Antrim is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Londonderry
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Londonderry is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Old Washington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- New Athens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Smyrna
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Harrisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Cassville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Freeport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blairmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- Cadiz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Unionvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Adena
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Olszeski Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- Yorkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dillonvale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Highland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Tiltonsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Rayland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Batesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Summerfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Summerfield is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Kennonsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kennonsburg is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennonsburg
- Mud Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mud Run is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
- Whigville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Whigville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
- Mount Ephraim
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Ephraim is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ephraim
- Fulda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fulda is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Harriettsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harriettsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriettsville
- Sarahsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sarahsville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarahsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Ashton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
- Caldwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Dexter City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter City is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Tuscarawas County
- West Chester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Chester is located in Tuscarawas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Matamoras
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Dalzell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Grandview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Ward ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Elba
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Macksburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gasville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Lower Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Deucher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Steel Run
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- Warner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warner is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Wade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Kent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Glen Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Moundsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rosbys Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- McMechen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Benwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Easton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Sherrard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Adaline
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Knoxville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Limestone
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Bethlehem
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Wheeling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Pleasant Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Triadelphia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Point Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasants County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Sugar Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Paden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sistersville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Friendly
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Sandusky
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Adonis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Middlebourne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Iuka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Iuka is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Atwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Proctor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bebee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Childs
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Minnie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Minnie is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wilson, see our County-by-County Page for Wilson.
Cemeteries Near Wilson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wilson.
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 Wilson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wilson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Quaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Harmon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Immaculate Conception RC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- The Bush Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bush Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40115 <2>
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Sunsbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (643 more) ...
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Northern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somerton Southern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton Southern Cemetery
- The Somerton Southern Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Quaker Cemetery
- Somerton City Cemetery
- Southern Cemetery
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 Wilson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wilson.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wilson, with the one closest to Wilson listed first.
- Jerusalem
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Beallsville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Ozark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Somerton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somerton is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
- Malaga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Malaga is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malaga
- Miltonsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Coats
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Bingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bingham is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hunter is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Monroefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Monroefield is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroefield
- Woodsfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Mount Carrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Altitude
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Altitude is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Armstrongs Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrongs Mills is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrongs Mills
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wilson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wilson.
Newspapers Published in Wilson ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wilson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wilson, 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 Wilson.
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 Wilson:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Belmont County
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Noble County
- Tuscarawas County
- Washington County
- Marshall County
- Ohio County
- Pleasants County
- Tyler County
- Wetzel 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 Wilson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wilson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |