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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Williamsburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Williamsburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Williamsburg, please Contact Us.
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 (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. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Williamsburg is historic, it would have been located within present day Trempealeau County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Trempealeau County: Winona (MN), Buffalo, Eau Claire, Jackson & La Crosse.
Below are the counties that are near Williamsburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Williamsburg:
- Trempealeau County (The home county of Williamsburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- New City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Whitehall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Coral City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coral City is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coral City
- Blair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Ettrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Frenchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Pigeon Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Falls is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Strum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Galesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Galesville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
- Wrights Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
- Buffalo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Montana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Lookout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Waumandee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Anchorage ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Anchorage is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorage
- Gilmanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
- Marshland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Marshland is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
- Fountain City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Bluff Siding
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
- Cochrane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cochrane is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
- Mondovi
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mondovi is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mondovi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
- Buffalo City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
- Springdale ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Buffalo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Dunn County
- Rock Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Falls is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Falls
- Eau Claire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Allen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Hay Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hay Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay Creek
- Augusta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Augusta is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Taylor is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Sechlerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sechlerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sechlerville
- Hixton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hixton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- North Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Bend is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Levis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Levis is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levis
- Requa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Requa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Requa
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Melrose is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Alma Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alma Center is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 491 people
- Black River Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Black River Falls is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,454 people
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Holmen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Holmen is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
- Mindoro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mindoro is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mindoro
- Brice Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Wabasha County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Minneiska
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Weaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Wabasha County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Kellogg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wabasha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Winona County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Homer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Minnesota City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Winona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lamoille
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lamoille is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoille
- Goodview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
- Rollingstone
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stockton is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Dakota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Nodine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nodine is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodine
- Altura
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beaver is located in Winona County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Lewiston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Williamsburg, see our County-by-County Page for Williamsburg.
Cemeteries Near Williamsburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Williamsburg.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Williamsburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Stanislaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arcadia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tinnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glencoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cripps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Montana Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (155 more) ...
- Upper Montana Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Whitehall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Williamsburg in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Williamsburg.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Williamsburg, with the one closest to Williamsburg listed first.
- Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Arcadia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
- Glencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Glencoe is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Russell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Cortland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cortland is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Whitehall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehall is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
- Elk Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elk Creek is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Montana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Montana is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Blair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Blair is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
- Lookout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Waumandee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Waumandee is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
- Bohri ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bohri is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohri
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dodge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Dodge is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Frenchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchville is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchville
- Ettrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Williamsburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Williamsburg.
Newspapers Published in Williamsburg ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Williamsburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Williamsburg, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Williamsburg.
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 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 Williamsburg:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Trempealeau County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buffalo County
- Dunn County
- Eau Claire County
- Jackson County
- La Crosse County
- Wabasha County
- Winona County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Williamsburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |