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 Woodland Junction (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 Junction. 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 Woodland Junction ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Woodland Junction: Woodland Jct. (or less commonly used: Woodland Jctn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Woodland Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodland Junction.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Junction is located in Iroquois 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 Iroquois County: Ford, Kankakee, Vermilion, Benton (IN) & Newton (IN).
Below are the counties that are near Woodland Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodland Junction:
- Iroquois County (The home county of Woodland Junction)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Junction, with the one closest to Woodland Junction listed first.
- Woodland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Schwer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Watseka
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Crescent City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claytonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Effner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Iroquois
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Junction, with the one closest to Woodland Junction listed first.
- Penfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Ludlow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gifford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Junction, with the one closest to Woodland Junction listed first.
- Piper City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Roberts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Paxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kankakee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Junction, with the one closest to Woodland Junction listed first.
- Saint Anne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sammons Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Sammons Point has also been known as:
- Sammons Point village
- Otto
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Otto is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Aroma Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <1>
- Irwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irwin is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Kankakee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sun River Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Limestone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Herscher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Junction, with the one closest to Woodland Junction listed first.
- Chatsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cullom
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Charlotte
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Charlotte is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Vermilion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Junction, with the one closest to Woodland Junction listed first.
- East Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hoopeston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rankin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Coalton is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Rossville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Alvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alvin is located in Vermilion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Alvin has also been known as:
- Alvan Village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvin <1>
- Henning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Potomac
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Armstrong
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bismarck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Benton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Junction, with the one closest to Woodland Junction listed first.
- Raub
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Raub is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Freeland Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freeland Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland Park
- Earl Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Dunn ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Ambia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ambia is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Gravel Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Talbot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fowler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boswell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wadena
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Wadena is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Atkinson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Atkinson is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton is located in Benton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Jasper County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Junction, with the one closest to Woodland Junction listed first.
- Egypt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Jasper County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Remington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Newton County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Junction, with the one closest to Woodland Junction listed first.
- Kentland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Newton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Newton is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Beaver City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Morocco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Foresman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Foresman is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Mount Ayr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Warren County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Junction, with the one closest to Woodland Junction listed first.
- Pence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pence is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Brisco ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brisco is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brisco
- Hedrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hedrick is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
- Pine Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sloan is located in Warren County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodland Junction, see our County-by-County Page for Woodland Junction.
Cemeteries Near Woodland Junction ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland Junction.
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 Woodland Junction - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodland Junction covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodland Junction, with the one closest to Woodland Junction listed first.
- Body Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vennum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schwer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Keen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Milford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Iroquois Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (149 more) ...
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gard Army of the Republic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Creek Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Woodland Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodland Junction.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodland Junction, with the one closest to Woodland Junction listed first.
- Schwer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Schwer is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
- Watseka
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Woodworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
- Eastburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eastburn is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastburn
- Crescent City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Stockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Claytonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wellington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Effner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Effner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Effner is located in Newton County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Iroquois
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodland Junction. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodland Junction.
Newspapers Published in Woodland Junction ...
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 209 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland Junction.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland Junction, 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 Woodland Junction.
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 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 Woodland Junction:
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Pages specific to Iroquois County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Ford County
- Kankakee County
- Livingston County
- Vermilion County
- Benton County
- Jasper County
- Newton County
- Warren 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> | 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 Woodland Junction, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodland Junction) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |