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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 Woodland Hills (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 Woodland Hills. 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 hospitals 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.

Woodland Hills is located in Polk County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story & Warren.

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

  • Polk County     (The home county of Woodland Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Rising Sun
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
      • Rising Sun is located in Polk County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,025 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <3>
    • Adelphi
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adelphi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
      • Adelphi is located in Polk County
    • Carlisle
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Altoona
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Altoona is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
    • Country Estate Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Estate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Estate Village
      • Country Estate Village is located in Polk County
    • Runnells
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Berwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Polk County
    • Des Moines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Bondurant
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
      • Bondurant is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <3>
    • Mitchellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
      • Mitchellville is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mitchellville <3>
    • Marquisville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquisville
      • Marquisville is located in Polk County
  • Boone County
    • Madrid
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarke County
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Clarke County
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Booneville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Waukee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Granger
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Meter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • High Bridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
      • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
    • Dallas Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • DeSoto
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Adel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
      • Adel is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adel <3>
    • Xenia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
      • Xenia is located in Dallas County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Vandalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Vandalia is located in Jasper County
    • Prairie City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oswalt
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
      • Oswalt is located in Jasper County
    • Colfax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Valeria
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valeria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
      • Valeria is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Green Castle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
      • Green Castle is located in Jasper County
    • Goddard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
      • Goddard is located in Jasper County
    • Mingo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Monroe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Metz
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Metz is located in Jasper County
    • Ira
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
      • Ira is located in Jasper County
    • Clyde
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clyde. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Jasper County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Patterson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Saint Charles
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
      • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <3>
    • Truro
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
      • Truro is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <3>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Swan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
      • Swan is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Pleasantville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Otley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Knoxville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bauer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
      • Bauer is located in Marion County
    • Melcher - Dallas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melcher - Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melcher - Dallas
      • Melcher - Dallas is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • Newbern
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
      • Newbern is located in Marion County
    • Pella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
      • Pella is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <3>
    • Columbia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Marion County
    • Pershing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
      • Pershing is located in Marion County
  • Marshall County
    • Rhodes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
      • Rhodes is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Story County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Maxwell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cambridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <3>
    • Huxley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
      • Huxley is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <3>
    • Collins
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Collins is located in Story County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Slater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Iowa Center
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Center
      • Iowa Center is located in Story County
    • Midvale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Midvale is located in Story County
    • Kelley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Shipley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipley
      • Shipley is located in Story County
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Hartford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
    • Palmyra
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Warren County
    • Lakewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Lakewood is located in Warren County
    • Ackworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackworth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
      • Ackworth is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
    • Sandyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
      • Sandyville is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Spring Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
      • Spring Hill is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Indianola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Orillia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orillia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orillia
      • Orillia is located in Warren County
    • Prole
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prole
      • Prole is located in Warren County
    • Cumming
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumming have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming
      • Cumming is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumming <3>
    • Churchville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
      • Churchville is located in Warren County
    • Martensdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martensdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martensdale
      • Martensdale is located in Warren County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martensdale <3>

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

Cemeteries Near Woodland Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland Hills.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Stuart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stuart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stuart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Powers - Warren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers - Warren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers - Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rising Sun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rising Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wicker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wicker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wicker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Spry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Avon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Carlisle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlisle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlisle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Canfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Middle River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (324 more) ...
    • Lowman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sims Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elm Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

While we didn't find Woodland Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodland Hills.

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

  • Hastie
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastie
    • Hastie is located in Polk County
  • Rising Sun
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rising Sun is located in Polk County
  • Adelphi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adelphi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelphi
    • Adelphi is located in Polk County
  • Avon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Polk County
  • Carlisle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Levey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
    • Levey is located in Polk County
  • Ivy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
    • Ivy is located in Polk County
  • East Des Moines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Des Moines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Des Moines
    • East Des Moines is located in Polk County
  • Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
    • Ford is located in Warren County
  • Runnells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Altoona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altoona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Altoona is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,503 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <3>
  • Hartford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <3>
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Palmyra
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
      • Palmyra is located in Warren County
    • Vandalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
      • Vandalia is located in Jasper County
    • Berwick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Polk County

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

Newspapers Published in Woodland Hills ...

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 274 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland Hills, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodland Hills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Woodland Hills:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodland Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Woodland Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Woodland Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodland Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5533, Longitude: -93.4622       In this case, the coordinates for Woodland Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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