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 Westwood (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 Westwood. 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 northeast 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 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.
Westwood is located in Richmond County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richmond County: Burke, Columbia, Jefferson, McDuffie, Aiken (SC) & Edgefield (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Westwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westwood:
- Richmond County (The home county of Westwood)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Forest Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Rockbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Belair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Bonair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bonair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonair
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,135 people
- Barton Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- National Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Fleming Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fleming Heights is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 717 people
- Southgate Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 13,839 people
- Fairvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Keysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Saint Clair
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Waynesboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Drone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Drone is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drone
- Population from the 2010 Census: 14,568 people
- Columbia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Arrow Head
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Lulaville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Memory Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Lamkin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Evans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Gordon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Snead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snead
- Estimated population in 2019: 20,077 people
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Grovetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kiokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kiokee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee
- Maddox
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maddox is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Noah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Noah has also been known as:
- Noah Station
- Matthews
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wrens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wrens Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrens Station is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrens Station
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,939 people
- Zebina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zebina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebina
- Stapleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- Loce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Loce is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loce
- McDuffie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Dearing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Megahee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Megahee is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megahee
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,031 people
- Boneville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,117 people
- Thomson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Columbia Mine ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Columbia Mine is located in McDuffie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Mine
- Estimated population in 2019: 195,769 people
- Warren County
- Mesena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aiken County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- North Augusta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belvedere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belvedere is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Clearwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Beech Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burnettown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burnettown is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnettown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
- Langley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gloverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Graniteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edgefield County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Murphys Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murphys Estates is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphys Estates
- Colliers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Colliers is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colliers
- Edgefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McCormick County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Clarks Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Modoc
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Parksville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Plum Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westwood, see our County-by-County Page for Westwood.
Cemeteries Near Westwood ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westwood.
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 Westwood - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Evans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Westover Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover Memorial Park
- The Westover Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Westover Memorial Cemetery
- Abilene Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bellevue Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Grovetown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32718 <2>
- Newmen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chavous Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Darling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Doyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (356 more) ...
- West View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bugg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Westwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westwood.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.
- Belair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belair is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
- Wheless
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wheless is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheless
- Lamkin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lamkin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
- Martinez
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adams ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Hamburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Poverty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poverty Hill is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
- Grovetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forrest ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forrest is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Gracewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lenoir ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoir is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Morgana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- Berzelia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Berzelia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berzelia
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westwood.
Newspapers Published in Westwood ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westwood.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westwood, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westwood.
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 Westwood:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Columbia County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- McDuffie County
- Warren County
- Aiken County
- Edgefield County
- McCormick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Westwood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |