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 Woodland Hills (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 Woodland Hills. 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 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 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.
Woodland Hills is located in Fulton County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Baxter, Izard, Sharp, Howell (MO), Oregon (MO) & Ozark (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Woodland Hills. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodland Hills:
- Fulton County (The home county of Woodland Hills)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
- Baker Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baker Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
- Mammoth Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saddle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Glencoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Cornertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Moko
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Sturkie
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Viola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bexar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Independence County
- Cave City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
- Horseshoe Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wiseman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Violet Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Bone Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- LaCrosse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Brockwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Sage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
- Ravenden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Annieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
- Imboden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Black Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Portia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
- Ravenden Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former names for Ravenden Springs:
- Dream Town
- Jane's Store
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Oconee ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oconee is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
- Spring Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Dalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Elevenpoint
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Elevenpoint is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevenpoint
- Elm Store
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elm Store is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Store
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Water Valley is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Hamil
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hamil is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamil
- Eleven
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eleven is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven
- Antioch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Birdell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Birdell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdell
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
- Hardy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wirth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wirth is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
- Cherokee Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Williford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Ash Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poughkeepsie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Evening Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Maxville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Sidney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Grange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
- Cornertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Lanton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Brandsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Lebo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Chapin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chapin is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Cottbus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Oregon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Green Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Thayer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Corona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Myrtle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Couch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Koshkonong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Calm
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Calm is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calm
- Alton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Woodside
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodside is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Thomasville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Ripley County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
- Gatewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gatewood is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatewood
- Bardley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bardley is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardley
- Ponder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ponder is located in Ripley County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodland Hills, see our County-by-County Page for Woodland Hills.
Cemeteries Near Woodland Hills ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland Hills.
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 Woodland Hills - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodland Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ed Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Babe Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Field Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McCollough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (269 more) ...
- McLemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hersperger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wavrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
While we didn't find Woodland Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodland Hills.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
- Hardy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Armstrong
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Mammoth Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Williford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Williford is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Thayer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- King's Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- King's Mills is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Mills
- Opposition ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Opposition is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opposition
- Ravenden Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ravenden Springs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenden Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Former names for Ravenden Springs:
- Dream Town
- Jane's Store
- Kingsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsville
- Myrtle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtle is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ravenden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodland Hills. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodland Hills.
Newspapers Published in Woodland Hills ...
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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland Hills.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland Hills, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodland Hills.
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 Woodland Hills:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Independence County
- Izard County
- Lawrence County
- Randolph County
- Sharp County
- Howell County
- Oregon County
- Ripley County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Woodland Hills, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodland Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |