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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 Woods Point Landing (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 Woods Point Landing. 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 Woods Point Landing ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Woods Point Landing: Woods Pt. Lndg. (or less commonly used: Woods Pt. Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Woods Point Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Woods Point Landing may originally have been Wood's Point Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Woods Point Landing might be written as Wood Point Landing.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Woods Point Landing is located in Baxter 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 Baxter County: Fulton, Izard, Marion, Searcy, Stone & Ozark (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Woods Point Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woods Point Landing:

  • Baxter County     (The home county of Woods Point Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Point Landing, with the one closest to Woods Point Landing listed first.
    • Hand ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Hand is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
    • Wake ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Wake is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
    • Rodney
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rodney is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
    • Jordan
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Henderson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Salesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Briarcliff
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Norfork Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
    • Norfork
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Custer ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Custer is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Gamaliel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Culp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Culp is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Point Landing, with the one closest to Woods Point Landing listed first.
    • Elizabeth
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gepp
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gepp is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
    • Bexar
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Viola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ott is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
    • Salem
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sturkie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sturkie is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
    • Moko
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Moko is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
    • Glencoe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Glencoe is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Camp
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Camp is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
    • Cornertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cornertown is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
    • Saddle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Saddle is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
  • Izard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Point Landing, with the one closest to Woods Point Landing listed first.
    • Dolph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dolph is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
    • Iuka
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Iuka is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Pineville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wideman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Wideman is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
    • Calico Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oxford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Oxford is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Brockwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Brockwell is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
    • Newburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Newburg is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Jumbo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jumbo is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Wiseman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Wiseman is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
    • Violet Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Violet Hill is located in Izard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
    • Melbourne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Point Landing, with the one closest to Woods Point Landing listed first.
    • Rea Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Rea Valley is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Valley
    • Bull Shoals
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Flippin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Oakland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rush is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
    • Price Place
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Price Place is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
    • Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Summit is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
    • Yellville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Searcy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Point Landing, with the one closest to Woods Point Landing listed first.
    • Cozahome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cozahome is located in Searcy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozahome
    • Harriet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stone County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Point Landing, with the one closest to Woods Point Landing listed first.
    • Fifty-Six
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Onia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Onia is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onia
    • Mountain View
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Alco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Alco is located in Stone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
    • Timbo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Howell County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Point Landing, with the one closest to Woods Point Landing listed first.
    • Ott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
    • Moody
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
    • Lebo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
    • Caulfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lanton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
    • South Fork
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South Fork is located in Howell County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
    • Cornertown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
    • Pottersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pottersville is located in Howell County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
    • Cottbus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottbus is located in Howell County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
  • Ozark County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Point Landing, with the one closest to Woods Point Landing listed first.
    • Bakersfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Udall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
    • Elijah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
    • Tecumseh
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hardenville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Gainesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Zanoni ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Zanoni is located in Ozark County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni
    • Pontiac
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woods Point Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Woods Point Landing.

Cemeteries Near Woods Point Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woods Point Landing.

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 Woods Point Landing - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woods Point Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woods Point Landing, with the one closest to Woods Point Landing listed first.

  • Hand Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wayland Arbor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Moody Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Myse Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Smith Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Custer - Herron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Douglas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Martin Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Norfork Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Galatia Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gobbler Trot Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (221 more) ...
    • Arkana Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Staggs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Cresswell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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 Woods Point Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woods Point Landing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Woods Point Landing, with the one closest to Woods Point Landing listed first.

  • Wake ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wake is located in Baxter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
  • Elizabeth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ruth
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ruth is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Iuka
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Iuka is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
  • Wild Cherry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cherry
  • Henderson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pineville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bexar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Mitchell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mitchell is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • Vidette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Vidette is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
  • McPhearson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • McPhearson is located in Baxter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhearson
  • Wideman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wideman is located in Izard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Bennett's ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bennett's is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett's
    • Lone Rock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lone Rock is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
    • Culp
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Culp is located in Baxter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woods Point Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woods Point Landing.

Newspapers Published in Woods Point Landing ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woods Point Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woods Point Landing, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woods Point Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Woods Point Landing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Woods Point Landing, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woods Point Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.