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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 Woodland Beach (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 Woodland Beach. 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 Woodland Beach ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Woodland Beach: Woodland Bch.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Woodland Beach. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodland Beach.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Woodland Beach is located in Kent County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County: New Castle, Sussex, Caroline (MD), Kent (MD), Queen Anne's (MD), Cape May (NJ), Cumberland (NJ) & Salem (NJ).

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

  • Kent County     (The home county of Woodland Beach)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Beach, with the one closest to Woodland Beach listed first.
    • Leipsic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Burtonwood Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
    • Smyrna
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
    • Clayton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Spruance City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Spruance City is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
    • Cheswold
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeshore Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
    • Independence Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Little Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Carlisle Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
    • Bicentennial Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • New Castle County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Beach, with the one closest to Woodland Beach listed first.
    • Deakyneville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
    • Blackbird
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
    • Forest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Forest is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Townsend
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Odessa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Port Penn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • McDonough
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • McDonough is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • Vandyke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Vandyke is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
    • Middletown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Delaware City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Saint Georges
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Summit Bridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
  • Sussex County
    • Slaughter Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Caroline County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Beach, with the one closest to Woodland Beach listed first.
    • Templeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Marydel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Henderson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldsboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Hollingsworth Circle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
      • Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
      • Hollingsworth Crossroads
    • Bridgetown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
    • Whiteleysburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
    • Greensboro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Maple Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
  • Cecil County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Beach, with the one closest to Woodland Beach listed first.
    • Warwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Saint Augustine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
    • Cecilton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cayots
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
    • Chesapeake City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hack Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
    • Earleville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • John Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
    • Delancy Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
    • Elkton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <1>
    • Windsor Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
    • The Woods of Town Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kent County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Beach, with the one closest to Woodland Beach listed first.
    • Sassafras
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
    • Massey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Millington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Dogwood Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
    • Galena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Georgetown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Gregg Neck
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
    • Lambson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
    • Locust Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Kennedyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Still Pond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Still Pond is located in Kent County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
  • Queen Anne's County (MD)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Beach, with the one closest to Woodland Beach listed first.
    • Sudlersville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Barclay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Crumpton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ingleside
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
    • Roberts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • Catlin ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Church Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Price
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
    • Roe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
    • The Village at Church Hill Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Cumberland County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Beach, with the one closest to Woodland Beach listed first.
    • Bay Side
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
    • Greenwich
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Othello
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
    • Roadstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Cedarville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Fairton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
    • Bridgeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
    • Bridgeton Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
    • Beals Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
    • Seabrook Farms
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
    • West Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
    • Paynters Crossing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Paynters Crossing is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynters Crossing
  • Gloucester County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Beach, with the one closest to Woodland Beach listed first.
    • Avis Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
    • Ferrell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
    • Beckett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
  • Salem County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Beach, with the one closest to Woodland Beach listed first.
    • Canton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Hancocks Bridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
    • Pecks Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecks Corner is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Corner
    • Quinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
    • Alloway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
    • Salem
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
    • Acton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
    • Penton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
    • Friesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
    • Pointers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
    • Riddleton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
    • Aldine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldine

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

Cemeteries Near Woodland Beach ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland Beach.

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 Woodland Beach - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Roby United Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peter's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Smyrna.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1321538 <2>
  • Moors Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Greenwich Friends Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Massey Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Cuff Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuff Cemetery
    • The Cuff Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Canton Cemetery
  • Friends Meetinghouse Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Canton Baptist Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bryn Zion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (156 more) ...
    • Whatcoat Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Townsend.
      • The Lee - Haven UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lees Cemetery
      • Lees Chapel Cemetery
      • Pinetree Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Bay Side
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
  • Deakyneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
  • Leipsic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Smyrna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Clayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Greenwich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Brenford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brenford is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
  • Sheppards Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheppards Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards Mill
  • Green Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Green Spring is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
  • Canton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Blackbird
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Blackbird is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
  • Little Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Roadstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
    • Harmersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Harmersville is located in Salem County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmersville
    • Fieldsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fieldsboro is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldsboro

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

Newspapers Published in Woodland Beach ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland Beach.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland Beach, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodland Beach.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Woodland Beach:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodland Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Woodland Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.