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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 Woodbury (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 Woodbury. 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 hospitals 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.

Woodbury is located in Litchfield County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Litchfield County: Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven, Berkshire (MA), Hampden (MA), Columbia (NY) & Dutchess (NY).

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

  • Litchfield County     (The home county of Woodbury)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville
    • Woodbury
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,453 people
    • Roxbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Roxbury is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Roxbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bethlehem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bethlehem is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
    • Bethlehem
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Watertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Watertown is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,517 people
    • Watertown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Roxbury Station
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
    • Oakville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Washington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Russian Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Russian Village is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village
    • Bridgewater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Riverside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sandy Hook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brookfield Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookfield Center is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield Center
    • Brookfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookfield is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,900 people
    • Newtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Newtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Newtown is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Stevenson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Brookfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hawleyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Botsford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • East Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • East Village is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
    • Dodgingtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dodgingtown is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgingtown
    • Hattertown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Hattertown is located in Fairfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattertown
  • Hartford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Marion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Milldale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Plantsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bristol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bristol is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
    • Bristol
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Southington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Southington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,829 people
    • Southington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • East Bristol
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Bristol is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol
    • Whigville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Whigville is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigville
    • Burlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Burlington is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,748 people
    • Burlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainville is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,486 people
  • Middlesex County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Middlefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Middlefield is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Middlefield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Durham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Durham is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
    • Durham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cromwell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cromwell is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,772 people
    • Middletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Middletown is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
    • Middletown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cromwell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Portland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Gildersleeve
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gildersleeve is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gildersleeve
  • New Haven County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Middlebury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Middlebury is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,829 people
    • Middlebury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Heritage Village is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
    • Southbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Southbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Southbury is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,496 people
    • South Britain
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Southford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Southford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
    • Union City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Union City is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Waterbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Waterbury is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterbury
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106,826 people
    • Waterbury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Borough of Naugatuck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Borough of Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Naugatuck
      • Estimated population in 2014: 31,659 people
    • Naugatuck
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Naugatuck is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,905 people
    • Oxford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oxford is located in New Haven County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,250 people
  • Dutchess County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Dogtail Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Dogtail Corners is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtail Corners
    • Pawling
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pawling is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawling <1>
    • Dover Plains
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • West Pawling
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • West Pawling is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pawling
    • Amenia Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Amenia Union is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amenia Union
    • Poughquag
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • North Clove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • North Clove is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clove
    • Wassaic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Clove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Clove is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clove
    • Camby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Camby is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camby
    • Leedsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Leedsville is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedsville
    • Beekman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Beekman is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beekman
    • Green Haven
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Green Haven is located in Dutchess County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
  • Putnam County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Deforest Corners
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners
    • Putnam Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake
    • Patterson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Towners
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Towners is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners
    • Brewster Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill
    • Peach Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake
    • Dykemans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans
    • Brewster
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Carmel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel
    • Crafts
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Crafts is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts
    • Farmers Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Farmers Mills is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Mills
    • Mahopac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahopac Mines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mahopac Mines is located in Putnam County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahopac Mines
  • Westchester County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Twin Lakes Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village
    • Lewisboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boutonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Boutonville is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville
    • Cross River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Heritage Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
    • Somers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldens Bridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pound Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincolndale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotts Corners
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County (NY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners

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

Cemeteries Near Woodbury ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodbury.

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 Woodbury - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • North Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • South Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Stiles Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Middleground Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Old Leavonworth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce Hollow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Middlebury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Carmel Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (486 more) ...

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Woodbury had a population of 650 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • North Woodbury ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • North Woodbury is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
  • Hotchkissville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville
  • Minortown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Minortown is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minortown
  • Southbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Middlebury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • South Britain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roxbury
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Southford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Southford is located in New Haven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southford
  • Watertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethlehem
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bloomfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Roxbury Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Woodbury ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodbury.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Woodbury. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Woodbury and those printed in the larger area surrounding Woodbury.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> of Woodbury.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Woodbury:

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