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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 Woods Crossing (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 Woods Crossing. 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 Woods Crossing ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Woods Crossing: Woods Xing.
  • While the name of this community is Woods Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Woods Crossing may originally have been Wood's Crossing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Woods Crossing might be written as Wood Crossing.

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

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

Woods Crossing is located in Madison County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Bonneville, Fremont, Jefferson & Teton.

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

  • Madison County     (The home county of Woods Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossing, with the one closest to Woods Crossing listed first.
    • Walker
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Walker is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Rexburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Archer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Archer is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Sugar City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Edmonds
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Edmonds is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
    • Plano
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Plano is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
  • Bonneville County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossing, with the one closest to Woods Crossing listed first.
    • Ucon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <2>
    • Iona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Iona is located in Bonneville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <2>
    • Ozone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ozone is located in Bonneville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
    • Ammon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <2>
    • Swan Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Idaho Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fremont County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossing, with the one closest to Woods Crossing listed first.
    • Newdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Teton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wilford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wilford is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilford
    • Saint Anthony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Parker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Egin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Egin is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egin
    • Drummond
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Drummond is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Ashton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Marysville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Marysville is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Squirrel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Squirrel is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel
    • Warm River
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Warm River is located in Fremont County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm River
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossing, with the one closest to Woods Crossing listed first.
    • Ririe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <2>
    • Rigby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <2>
    • Annis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Annis is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annis
    • Menan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Menan is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <2>
    • Garfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Garfield is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Lewisville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Roberts
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hamer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Hamer is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamer <2>
  • Teton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossing, with the one closest to Woods Crossing listed first.
    • Felt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Tetonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Aline ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Aline is located in Teton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
    • Driggs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Chapin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Chapin is located in Teton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
    • Fox Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Fox Creek is located in Teton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
    • Victor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The String
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The String is located in Teton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The String
  • Teton County (WY)

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

Cemeteries Near Woods Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woods Crossing.

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 Woods Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Teton - Newdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sutton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sutton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Archer.
    • The Sutton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Archer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80652 <3>
  • Sugar City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sugar City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northeast of Rexburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80647 <3>
  • Rexburg Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexburg Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rexburg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Rexburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80620 <3>
  • Wilford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Burton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Burton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the southwest of Rexburg.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80421 <3>
  • Ririe - Shelton Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe - Shelton Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ririe - Shelton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ririe.
    • The Ririe - Shelton Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ririe Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80622 <3>
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jenny Leigh Pioneer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Leigh Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jenny Leigh Pioneer Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Rexburg.
    • The Jenny Leigh Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Beaver Dick Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80408 <3>
  • Parker Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Parker Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Parker.
    • The Parker Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Parker Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #189538 <3>
  • Annis Little Butte Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annis Little Butte Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Annis Little Butte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the north of Rigby.
    • The Annis Little Butte Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar Butte Cemetery
    • Little Butte Cemetery
    • Menan City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #155547 <3>
  • Rigby Pioneer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rigby Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Rigby.
    • The Rigby Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #219994 <3>
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...
    • Chester Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Plano Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Plano Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the northwest of Rexburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80611 <3>
    • Milo Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Teton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint Anthony
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Idaho Falls
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Woods Crossing ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woods Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woods Crossing, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woods Crossing.

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 helpful 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 Woods Crossing:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woods Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Woods Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.