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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 Wood Valley (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 Wood Valley. 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 Wood Valley ...

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 Wood Valley: Wood Vly. (or less commonly used: Wood Vally. or Wood Vlly.)

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

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

Wood Valley is located in Lowndes 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 Lowndes County: Hamilton (FL), Madison (FL), Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols & Lanier.

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

  • Lowndes County     (The home county of Wood Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wood Valley, with the one closest to Wood Valley listed first.
    • Remerton
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Remerton is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
    • Barko Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Barko Village is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barko Village
    • Mineola
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
    • Valdosta
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shiloh
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Franklinville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Franklinville is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 971 people
    • Hahira
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dasher
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • Clyattville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lake Park
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Naylor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Berrien County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wood Valley, with the one closest to Wood Valley listed first.
    • Ray City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Nashville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wood Valley, with the one closest to Wood Valley listed first.
    • Morven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fodie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fodie is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
    • McIntyre Spring ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • McIntyre Spring is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Spring
      • Estimated population in 2019: 605 people
    • Quitman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Barney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
    • Empress
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Empress is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
    • Dixie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Barwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Clinch County
    • Du Pont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wood Valley, with the one closest to Wood Valley listed first.
    • Berlin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Ellenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wood Valley, with the one closest to Wood Valley listed first.
    • Cecil
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Adel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Sparks
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Lenox
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Staunton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Staunton is located in Cook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Echols County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wood Valley, with the one closest to Wood Valley listed first.
    • Howell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Howell is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Statenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Potter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Potter is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
      • Estimated population in 2019: 870 people
    • Fruitland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Fruitland is located in Echols County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Lanier County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wood Valley, with the one closest to Wood Valley listed first.
    • Lakeland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Stockton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wood Valley, with the one closest to Wood Valley listed first.
    • Pavo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Boston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Hamilton County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wood Valley, with the one closest to Wood Valley listed first.
    • Jennings
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bakers Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bakers Mill is located in Hamilton County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers Mill
  • Madison County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wood Valley, with the one closest to Wood Valley listed first.
    • Leland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
    • Pinetta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cherry Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Hamburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Madison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Madison is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <1>
    • Lee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Lee is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Wood Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wood Valley.

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 Wood Valley - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • River Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Troupville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Remerton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Pallbearers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pallbearers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside Memorial Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Hodges Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Passmore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • McIntyre Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McIntyre Family Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest of Valdosta.
    • The McIntyre Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Redland Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386611 <3>
  • Continue List   (174 more) ...
    • Redland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Copeland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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 Wood Valley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wood Valley.

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

  • Mineola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mineola is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 150 people
  • Valdosta
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ousley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ousley is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ousley
  • Hahira
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Dasher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dasher is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dasher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
  • Clyattville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Morven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Quitman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nankin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nankin is located in Brooks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nankin
  • Naylor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Leland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Melrose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Melrose is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
    • Cherry Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
    • Dixie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Wood Valley ...

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 44 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wood Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wood Valley, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wood Valley.

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 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 Wood Valley:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wood Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Wood Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.