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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 Woodside (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 Woodside. 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.

Woodside is located in Nez Perce 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 Nez Perce County: Clearwater, Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Wallowa (OR), Asotin (WA) & Whitman (WA).

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

  • Nez Perce County     (The home county of Woodside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Chesley ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Chesley is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
    • Culdesac
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Waha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Waha is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
    • Sweetwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Lapwai
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <1>
    • North Lapwai
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Spalding
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Peck
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <1>
    • Cherrylane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
    • Lenore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Lewiston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cavendish
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
    • Cameron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Clearwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Greer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Greer is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Ahsahka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Orofino
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Teakean
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
  • Idaho County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Ferdinand
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Keuterville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottonwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Greencreek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Greencreek is located in Idaho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencreek
    • Boles
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Boles is located in Idaho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
    • Fenn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kamiah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • East Kamiah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • East Kamiah is located in Idaho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kamiah
    • Grangeville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Latah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Juliaetta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kendrick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Genesee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Winchester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Craigmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Reubens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Reubens is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Ruebens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Ruebens is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
    • Slickpoo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
    • Nezperce
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Asotin County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Asotin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Asotin is located in Asotin County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asotin <1>
    • Clarkston
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarkston Heights - Vineland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Clarkston - Highland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Anatone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cloverland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cloverland is located in Asotin County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
  • Whitman County (WA)
    • Leon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Leon is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon

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

Cemeteries Near Woodside ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodside.

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

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

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

  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coldsprings Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Craigmont Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Morrow Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gold Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Reubens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • St. Maurus Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Red Elk Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Good Hope Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (59 more) ...
    • Tammany Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Creek Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Melrose Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 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.<3>

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

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

  • Waha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Waha is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
  • Cottonwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewiston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Asotin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Asotin is located in Asotin County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asotin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asotin <1>
  • Theon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Theon is located in Asotin County (WA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theon
  • Anatone
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Leland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Leland is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
  • Juliaetta
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Cameron
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Genesee
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Southwick
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Southwick is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
  • Kendrick
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Woodside ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodside.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodside, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodside.

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 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 Woodside:

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 Woodside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.