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 Woodville (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 Woodville. 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 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.
Woodville is located in Marin 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 Marin County: Contra Costa, San Francisco & Sonoma.
Below are the counties that are near Woodville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodville:
- Marin County (The home county of Woodville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Bolinas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Forest Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lagunitas - Forest Knolls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lagunitas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shafter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shafter is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
- Five Brooks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Five Brooks is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Brooks
- Stinson Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- San Geronimo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodacre
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tocaloma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tocaloma is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocaloma
- Fairfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kentfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alameda County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Albany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- University Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- University Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- Berkeley
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Campbell Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Campbell Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Village
- Emeryville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Normandy Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Normandy Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy Village
- Rochedale Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Rochedale Village is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochedale Village
- South Berkeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- South Berkeley is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berkeley
- Former name for South Berkeley:
- Lorin
- West Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Oakland is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oakland
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Alameda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Former names for Brooklyn:
- Antonio
- Clinton
- Piedmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Contra Costa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Point Richmond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Atchison Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Atchison Village is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison Village
- Easter Hill Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Easter Hill Village is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Hill Village
- Nystrom Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nystrom Village is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nystrom Village
- Richmond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- San Pablo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sobrante
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sobrante is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobrante
- Rollingwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Bayview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bayview is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
- East Richmond Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Richmond Heights is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Richmond Heights
- El Cerrito
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gateley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Gateley is located in Contra Costa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateley
- Napa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Merazo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merazo is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
- American Canyon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lombard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lombard is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Middleton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Suscol ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Suscol is located in Napa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suscol
- Suscol has also been known as:
- Soscol
- Susqual
- San Francisco County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Doelger City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doelger City is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doelger City
- Amanico Ergina Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Amanico Ergina Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanico Ergina Village
- Friendship Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship Village is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Village
- Golden Gate Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Golden Gate Heights is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Heights
- Chinatown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chinatown is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinatown
- San Francisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stonestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stonestown is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonestown
- Sydney Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sydney Town is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydney Town
- Mission District
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mission District is located in San Francisco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission District
- San Mateo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Westlake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Broadmoor Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broadmoor Village is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor Village
- Broadmoor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Broadmoor is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadmoor
- Daly City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Colma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brisbane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairway Park is located in San Mateo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Park
- Pacifica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- South San Francisco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- San Bruno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Millbrae
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Solano County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Guadalcanal Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guadalcanal Village is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalcanal Village
- Mare Island ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mare Island is located in Solano County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mare Island
- Vallejo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sonoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Lakeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeville is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Sears Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sears Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears Point
- Petaluma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McGill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGill is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGill
- Ely ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ely is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Wingo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wingo is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Penngrove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stony Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Temelec
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Temelec is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temelec
- Bloomfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bloomfield is located in Sonoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Cotati
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Vineburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodville, see our County-by-County Page for Woodville.
Cemeteries Near Woodville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodville.
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 Woodville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Taylors Grave Site
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Olema Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tamalpais Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mission San Rafael Arcangel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8177 <2>
- Fernwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- San Francisco National Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the San Francisco National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in San Francisco.
- The San Francisco National Cemetery has also been known as:
- Post Cemetery
- Presidio Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8344 <2>
- Yerba Buena Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Angels / St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
- Holy Angels Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8327 <2>
- Two Rock Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rolling Hills Memorial Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (45 more) ...
- B'nai Israel Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cypress Hill Memorial Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Petaluma Calvary Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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 Woodville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Bolinas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- San Geronimo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Taylorville is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Tocaloma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tocaloma is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocaloma
- Fairfax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ross
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- San Anselmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Olema
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nicasio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mill Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Larkspur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenbrae
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- San Rafael
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Marin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Corte Madera
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodville.
Newspapers Published in Woodville ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodville, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodville.
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 Woodville:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Marin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alameda County
- Contra Costa County
- Napa County
- San Francisco County
- San Mateo County
- Solano County
- Sonoma County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Woodville, 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- Woodville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |