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 The Woods (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 The Woods. 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.
The Woods is located in New Castle 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 New Castle County: Kent, Cecil (MD), Kent (MD), Gloucester (NJ), Salem (NJ), Chester (PA) & Delaware (PA).
Below are the counties that are near The Woods. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to The Woods:
- New Castle County (The home county of The Woods)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Christiana Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christiana Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Village
- Christiana
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilmington Manor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilmington Manor is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington Manor
- Stanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lindell Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lindell Village is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindell Village
- Marshallton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duncan Village is located in New Castle County
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- Champlin Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Champlin Village is located in New Castle County
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- Centennial Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Centennial Village is located in New Castle County
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- Raintree Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County
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- Ogletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
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- Ruthby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
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- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Smyrna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spruance City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Clayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blackiston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
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- Burtonwood Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Sunnyside Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County
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- Lakeshore Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
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- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Iron Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- West Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
- Winding Brook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Winding Brook Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winding Brook Village
- Delancy Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Bank ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bank is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Barksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Elk Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
- Andora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Andora is located in Cecil County (MD)
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- Cherry Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Childs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Childs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Harford County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lapidum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Conowingo Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Webster Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Bayside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Garland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Level
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County (MD)
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- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Sassafras
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Neck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Dogwood Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Massey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Galena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lambson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Locust Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
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- Camden County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Brooklawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Gloucester City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Beals Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Roadstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Bay Side
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Othello
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Seabrook Farms
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- West Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Bridgeton Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton Junction
- Bridgeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Fairton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Rosenhayn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Beckett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Avis Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Gibbstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Mickleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mickleton
- Mullica Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mullica Hill is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullica Hill
- Ferrell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ferrell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell
- Centre City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre City
- Mantua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Parkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Oak Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
- Sewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Pennsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Carneys Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Pointers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Acton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Penton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Portertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Hancocks Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Quinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Riddleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddleton
- Alloway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Strickersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kemblesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- New Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Kennett Square
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Hamorton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hamorton is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamorton
- Mendenhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toughkenamon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Lion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Lion is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- West Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boothwyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Garnet Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Hook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Aston Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Trainer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Village Green
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Village Green is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Green
- Bridgewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgewater is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Chester Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Oak Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Summerhill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Kirks Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Christiana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Little Britain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- Smyrna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Gap
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- McSparran
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Ardmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryn Mawr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Wynne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Narberth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bala - Cynwyd
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd
- Gulph Mills Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gulph Mills Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulph Mills Village
- Gulph Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rampart Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rampart Ridge
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Bartram Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- University City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Southwest Center City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to The Woods, see our County-by-County Page for The Woods.
Cemeteries Near The Woods ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of The Woods.
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 The Woods - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for The Woods covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- All Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Potters Field Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gracelawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salem Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glebe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beth Emeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cathedral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silverbrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Silverbrook Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Wilmington.
- The Silverbrook Cemetery has also been known as:
- Silver Brook Cemetery
- Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park
- Silverbrook Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104417 <2>
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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 The Woods in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of The Woods.
These communities are listed based on their distance from The Woods, with the one closest to The Woods listed first.
- Christiana
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Marshallton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kiamensi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kiamensi is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiamensi
- Stanton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Farnhurst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farnhurst is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnhurst
- Greenbank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenbank is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbank
- Choate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Choate is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
- Harmony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ruthby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Ogletown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Bear
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Delaware Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Junction is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Elsmere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elsmere is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around The Woods. See our List of 1890's Communities around The Woods.
Newspapers Published in The Woods ...
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 1 newspapers that have been published in the area around The Woods.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of The Woods, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for The Woods.
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 helpful 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 The Woods:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to New Castle County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Kent County
- Cecil County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Camden County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Allegheny County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lancaster County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
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 The Woods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- The Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |