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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 Woodstock (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 Woodstock. 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 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.

Woodstock is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Bartow, Cobb, Dawson, Forsyth, Fulton, Gordon & Pickens.

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

  • Cherokee County     (The home county of Woodstock)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Breeze Hill Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
    • Skyridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Kingridge West
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
    • Lebanon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Motes Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
    • Colemans Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Colemans Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Landing
    • Allatoona Pass
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Tyson Estates
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
    • Holly Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gibson Acres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
    • Hardman Place
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
    • Hickory Flat
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bartow County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Indian Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Indian Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Allatoona
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Corbin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Corbin is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 10,521 people
    • Bartow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Bartow is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
    • Emerson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Buena Vista
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
    • Cartersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Interchange Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Interchange Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interchange Village
    • McCallie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • McCallie is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCallie
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,204 people
    • White
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rodgers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rydal
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Noonday
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
    • Cobb Place Manor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
    • Holly Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Holly Oaks is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oaks
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,442 people
    • Kennesaw
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sturbridge Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Sturbridge Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturbridge Village
    • Logan Trace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
    • Mitchell Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • Kennesaw Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
    • Shiloh West
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Acworth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Marietta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Calumet Woods
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
  • Dawson County
  • DeKalb County
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Lithia Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lakeland Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Blair Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Flowers Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
    • Douglasville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Springwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Windwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • White City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • Forsyth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Cumming
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Silver City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Silver City is located in Forsyth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
  • Fulton County
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Fairmount
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Igo ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Igo is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
      • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
    • Ranger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sonoraville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • Farmville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Elmside Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmside Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmside Village
    • Peachtree Corners
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Berkeley Lake
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Norcross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Duluth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Berkeley Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,147 people
    • Danbury Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Danbury Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury Village
    • Suwanee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Berkshire ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Berkshire is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
      • Estimated population in 2019: 554 people
    • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Lilburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethesda
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
      • Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
  • Hall County
    • Gaines Ferry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Gaines Ferry is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaines Ferry
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Country Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • New Hope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Forrister
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Hiram
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Rose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
    • Dallas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hanlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • Home Place Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Braswell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Pickens County
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodstock, with the one closest to Woodstock listed first.
    • Aragon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Rockmart
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Woodstock ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodstock.

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 Woodstock - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Woodstock had a population of 152 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Woodstock had a population of 33,625 people.

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

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

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 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 Woodstock:

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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodstock) 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 Woodstock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.