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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 Woodside Village (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 Woodside Village. 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 Woodside Village ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Woodside Village: Woodside Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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.

Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Los Angeles County: Kern, Orange, San Bernardino & Ventura.

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

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Woodside Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside Village, with the one closest to Woodside Village listed first.
    • South San Jose Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South San Jose Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Jose Hills
      • South San Jose Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Walnut
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <2>
    • Rowland Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • La Puente
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Valinda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valinda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valinda
      • Valinda is located in Los Angeles County
    • West Covina
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • City of Industry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Covina
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covina
      • Covina is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covina <2>
    • West Puente Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Puente Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Puente Valley
      • West Puente Valley is located in Los Angeles County
    • Hacienda Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Baldwin Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bassett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Avocado Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avocado Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avocado Heights
      • Avocado Heights is located in Los Angeles County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside Village, with the one closest to Woodside Village listed first.
    • La Habra
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brea
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
      • Brea is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brea <2>
    • Fullerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Placentia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Yorba Linda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Atwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Anaheim
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Buena Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Anaheim Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • La Palma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Stanton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Villa Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cypress
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside Village, with the one closest to Woodside Village listed first.
    • Eastvale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Norco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norco
      • Norco is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norco <2>
    • Corona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <2>
    • Mira Loma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Glen Avon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
    • Home Gardens
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
      • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
    • Porphyry ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porphyry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porphyry
      • Porphyry is located in Riverside County
    • Jurupa Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
      • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
    • Pedley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
      • Pedley is located in Riverside County
    • El Cerrito
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Cerrito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
      • El Cerrito is located in Riverside County
    • De Anza Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
      • De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
    • Arlington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Riverside County
    • Sunnyslope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
      • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside Village, with the one closest to Woodside Village listed first.
    • Chino Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Los Serranos
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Serranos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
      • Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
    • Chino
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
      • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <2>
    • Montclair
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montclair <2>
    • Ontario
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
    • Upland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
      • Upland is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <2>
    • Racimo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
      • Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
    • San Antonio Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Antonio Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Heights
      • San Antonio Heights is located in San Bernardino County
    • Alta Loma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Guasti
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Rancho Cucamonga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Etiwanda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Southridge Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southridge Village
      • Southridge Village is located in San Bernardino County

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

Newspapers Published in Woodside Village ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodside Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodside Village, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodside Village.

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 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 Woodside Village:

Cemeteries Near Woodside Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodside Village.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Memory Garden Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Garden Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Garden Memorial Park
  • Spadra Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Oakdale Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rose Hills Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hills Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Whittier.
    • The Rose Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Whittier Heights Memorial Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hills Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8308 <4>
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Loma Vista Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loma Vista Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loma Vista Memorial Park
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pomona.
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8036 <4>
  • Pomona Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pomona Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pomona.
    • The Pomona Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pomona Valley Memorial Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomona Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8286 <4>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (79 more) ...
    • Live Oak Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Olive Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Olive Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Olive Grove Cemetery
    • Palomares Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palomares Memorial Park is located in Pomona.
      • The Palomares Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Palomares Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palomares Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8252 <4>

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.<5>

While we didn't find Woodside Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodside Village.

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

  • Covina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covina
    • Covina is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covina <2>
  • Spadra
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spadra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
    • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
  • Gladstone ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Gladstone is located in Los Angeles County
  • San Dimas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Azusa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azusa
    • Azusa is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azusa <2>
  • Whittier
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pomona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <2>
  • Glendora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • El Monte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
    • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <2>
  • Duarte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duarte
    • Duarte is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duarte <2>
  • North Pomona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pomona
    • North Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Los Nietos
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Nietos have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Nietos
    • Los Nietos is located in Los Angeles County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Nietos <2>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Fullerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Monrovia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Savannah ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Los Angeles County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodside Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 from Point A (ie- Woodside Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodside Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0208, Longitude: -117.8995       In this case, the coordinates for Woodside Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Woodside Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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