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 Woodhaven (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 Woodhaven. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Woodhaven is located in Camden 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 Camden County: Nassau (FL), Brantley, Charlton & Glynn.
Below are the counties that are near Woodhaven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodhaven:
- Camden County (The home county of Woodhaven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Kingsland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Scotchville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- London Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Greenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodbine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hazlehurst
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Dungeness
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dungeness is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
- White Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tarboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Brantley County
- Waynesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Charlton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Folkston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Homeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Traders Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Mattox ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mattox is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
- Winokur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Winokur is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
- Saint George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Brunswick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blythe Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Georgetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Dock Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- King City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- King City is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- Kings Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Terrace is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 679 people
- Saint Simons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Simons is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simons
- Jewtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jewtown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
- Saint Simon Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
- Duval County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Garden City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Biscayne Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Biscayne Village is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Village
- Polly Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Polly Town is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Town
- Magnolia Gardens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
- Talleyrand
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Talleyrand is located in Duval County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Nassau County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Yulee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hilliard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dyal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
- Boulogne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fernandina Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Callahan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Nassau Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nassau Village is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassau Village
- Amelia City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Amelia City is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
- Crawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodhaven, see our County-by-County Page for Woodhaven.
Cemeteries Near Woodhaven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodhaven.
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 Woodhaven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodhaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Sheffield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kingsland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lawnwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Brazell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brickyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wildes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Owens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (100 more) ...
- Haddock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Haddock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Woodhaven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodhaven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Crandall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crandall is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Saint Marys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kings Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Tompkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Italia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Italia is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
- Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chester is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Hilliard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tarboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Boulogne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Callahan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Folkston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Traders Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
- Crawford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodhaven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodhaven.
Newspapers Published in Woodhaven ...
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 11 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodhaven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodhaven, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodhaven.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Woodhaven:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brantley County
- Charlton County
- Glynn County
- Duval County
- Nassau 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 Woodhaven, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |