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 Woodbury (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 Woodbury. 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 and doctors 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.
Woodbury is located in Cumberland County.
To see how the shape of Illinois' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Clark, Coles, Crawford, Effingham, Jasper & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Woodbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodbury:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Woodbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
- Jewett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walla Walla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Toledo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Johnstown is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Timothy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Neoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Janesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hazel Dell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hazel Dell is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
- Diona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Diona is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diona
- Union Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Union Center is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
- Oak Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Point is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
- Casey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Hogue Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hogue Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Town
- Oilfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oilfield is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilfield
- Martinsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cleone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cleone is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleone
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Melrose is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Clark Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Center is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Center
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
- Ingraham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sailor Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Iola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
- Trilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lerna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Magnet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Hutton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hutton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
- Mattoon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Charleston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dorans
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dorans is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorans
- Cooks Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cooks Mills is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mills
- Ashmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bushton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bushton is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Humboldt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Omer ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Coles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
- Bellair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bellair is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Kibbie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kibbie is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbie
- Dogwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dogwood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Oblong
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Annapolis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stoy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Brier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Brier is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Brier
- Oil Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Effingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Dieterich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teutopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Effingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Heartville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Funkhouser
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Watson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Shumway
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Dexter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Mason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Moccasin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Fayette County
- Holliday
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
- Hidalgo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Lis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Falmouth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Yale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt City
- Bogota
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Willow Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sainte Marie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Moultrie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
- Gays
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Coles is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Allenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
- Wakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Dundas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Passport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
- Sigel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Trowbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Sexson Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
- Stewardson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Strasburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mode
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Fancher
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Middlesworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Middlesworth is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesworth
- Cowden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shelbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodbury, see our County-by-County Page for Woodbury.
Cemeteries Near Woodbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodbury.
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 Woodbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
- Island Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jewett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mullen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kingery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elliott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chezem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Montrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Diel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Faunce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Myer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (450 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Toledo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<2>
While we didn't find Woodbury in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodbury.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
- Jewett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Roslyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
- Walla Walla
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walla Walla is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Gila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gila is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
- Toledo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hidalgo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bradbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bradbury is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Teutopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dieterich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Sigel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Timothy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timothy is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodbury.
Newspapers Published in Woodbury ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodbury, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodbury.
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 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 Woodbury:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Coles County
- Crawford County
- Effingham County
- Fayette County
- Jasper County
- Moultrie County
- Richland County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Illinois
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> | 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 Woodbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Woodbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |