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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 South Woodbridge (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 South Woodbridge. 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 South Woodbridge ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for South Woodbridge: S. Woodbridge

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

South Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County.

To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Joaquin County: Alameda, Amador, Calaveras, Contra Costa, Sacramento, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

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

  • San Joaquin County     (The home county of South Woodbridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbridge, with the one closest to South Woodbridge listed first.
    • Woodbridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • North Woodbridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
    • Acampo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodi
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
    • Henderson Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
    • Victor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Taison
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
    • Lockeford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Thornton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Morada
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Morada is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada
    • Mokelumne City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mokelumne City is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mokelumne City
    • Lincoln Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
  • Amador County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbridge, with the one closest to South Woodbridge listed first.
    • Camanche Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
    • Carbondale ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Carbondale is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
    • Ione
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ione is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
      • Former names for Ione:
      • Bedbug
      • Freeze Out
      • Hardscrabble
      • Ione City
      • Ione Valley
      • Jone City
      • Jone Valley
      • Rickeyville
      • Woosterville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <1>
    • May ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • May is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
  • Calaveras County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbridge, with the one closest to South Woodbridge listed first.
    • Wallace
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Burson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
    • Jenny Lind
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
    • Rancho Calaveras
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
    • Campo Seco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Milton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Milton is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Valley Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lost City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Lost City is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Petersburg ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg has also been known as:
      • Greasertown
  • Contra Costa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbridge, with the one closest to South Woodbridge listed first.
    • Bethel Island
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bixler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Bixler is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
    • Discovery Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Knightsen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <1>
    • Brentwood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Byron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Antioch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <1>
    • Empire ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Empire is located in Contra Costa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Sacramento County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbridge, with the one closest to South Woodbridge listed first.
    • Galt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Galt is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <1>
    • Herald
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Arno ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Arno is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
    • Locke
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Locke is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
    • Walnut Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • McConnel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • McConnel is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnel
    • Vorden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Vorden is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorden
    • Ryde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Isleton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Elk Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Solano County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbridge, with the one closest to South Woodbridge listed first.
    • Oxford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oxford is located in Solano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Rio Vista
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Birds Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Yolo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbridge, with the one closest to South Woodbridge listed first.
    • Clarksburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greendale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Greendale is located in Yolo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale

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

Cemeteries Near South Woodbridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South Woodbridge.

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 South Woodbridge - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Woodbridge, with the one closest to South Woodbridge listed first.

  • Lodi Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Islamic Cemetery of California
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islamic Cemetery of California
    • The Islamic Cemetery of California has also been known as:
    • California Islamic Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Galt - Arno Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Harmony Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Locke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hicksville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Stockton Rural Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Rural Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stockton Rural Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Stockton.
    • The Stockton Rural Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Rural Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8382 <2>
  • Clements Glen View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • Hebrew Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Temple Israel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 South Woodbridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Woodbridge.

These communities are listed based on their distance from South Woodbridge, with the one closest to South Woodbridge listed first.

  • Woodbridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lodi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodi is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <1>
  • Acampo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pope is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
  • Galt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Galt is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <1>
  • Taison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Taison is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taison
  • Lockeford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elliott ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Elliott is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
  • New Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • New Hope is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Clements
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Arno ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Arno is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Stockton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <1>
    • Cicero ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cicero is located in Sacramento County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Charleston ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Charleston is located in San Joaquin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston

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

Newspapers Published in South Woodbridge ...

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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Woodbridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Woodbridge, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Woodbridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Woodbridge:

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 South Woodbridge, 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- South Woodbridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.