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 Woodcrest Estates (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 Woodcrest Estates. 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.
Name Variations for Woodcrest Estates ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Woodcrest Estates: Woodcrest Ests.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Woodcrest Estates. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodcrest Estates.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and doctors 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.
Woodcrest Estates is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Autauga, Bullock, Crenshaw, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Woodcrest Estates. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodcrest Estates:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Woodcrest Estates)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcrest Estates, with the one closest to Woodcrest Estates listed first.
- English Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Young Forte Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Gibbs Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Stone's
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Hope Hull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Catoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- New Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Boylston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Pintlala
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Autauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcrest Estates, with the one closest to Woodcrest Estates listed first.
- Prattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Melmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Booth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Autaugaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Pine Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Independence
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Jones Bluff Dam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- White City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Marbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Haynes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Bullock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcrest Estates, with the one closest to Woodcrest Estates listed first.
- Mitchell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fitzpatrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Chilton County
- Mountain Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Crenshaw County
- Highland Home
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dallas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcrest Estates, with the one closest to Woodcrest Estates listed first.
- Old Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Tyler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elmore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcrest Estates, with the one closest to Woodcrest Estates listed first.
- Prattville Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Coosada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Elmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Deatsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wetumpka
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Adkin Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Ware
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Holtville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Claud
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Lowndes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcrest Estates, with the one closest to Woodcrest Estates listed first.
- Burkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Letohatchee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Lowndesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hayneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Mosses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- White Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Sandy Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Gordonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Petronia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Fort Deposit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Macon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodcrest Estates, with the one closest to Woodcrest Estates listed first.
- Tysonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Calebee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- La Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Hardaway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Pike County
- Kent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodcrest Estates, see our County-by-County Page for Woodcrest Estates.
Cemeteries Near Woodcrest Estates ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodcrest Estates.
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 Woodcrest Estates - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodcrest Estates covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodcrest Estates, with the one closest to Woodcrest Estates listed first.
- Montgomery Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Montgomery Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Montgomery.
- The Montgomery Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Memorial Heights Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #685952 <2>
- Kendal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Westcott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Roxanna MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strokes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cantelous Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (302 more) ...
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Remount Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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.<3>
While we didn't find Woodcrest Estates in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodcrest Estates.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodcrest Estates, with the one closest to Woodcrest Estates listed first.
- McGehee's
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McGehee's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee's
- Hope Hull
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stone's
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Catoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Montgomery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Snowdoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snowdoun is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdoun
- Manack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manack is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manack
- Tharin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tharin is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharin
- Jackson's Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jackson's Lake is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson's Lake
- Burkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Barachias
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Barachias is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barachias
- Prattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Le Grand
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Le Grand is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
- Perry's Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Perry's Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry's Mill
- Robinson Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodcrest Estates. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodcrest Estates.
Newspapers Published in Woodcrest Estates ...
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 139 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodcrest Estates.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodcrest Estates, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodcrest Estates.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Woodcrest Estates:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Autauga County
- Bullock County
- Chilton County
- Crenshaw County
- Dallas County
- Elmore County
- Lowndes County
- Macon County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
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 Woodcrest Estates, 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 from Point A (ie- Woodcrest Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |