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 Woodville (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 Woodville. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Woodville is located in Henry County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Delaware, Fayette, Hancock, Madison, Randolph, Rush & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Woodville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodville:
- Henry County (The home county of Woodville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Kennard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Cadiz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Grant City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grant City is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Greensboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Spiceland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Knightstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ogden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ogden is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
- New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Foley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Dunreith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Oakville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Daleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Progress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Cowan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Yorktown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Muncie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Andersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Liberty Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Selma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Gaston
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Granville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Fairview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Bentonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bentonville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Orange
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Connersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Luxhaven
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Durbin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Bridgewater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgewater is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
- Clarksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Fishers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Strawtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Noblesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Aroma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Monterey Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Omega
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Cicero
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Shirley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Warrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Willow Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Charlottesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Maxwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Greenfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Colonial Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Fortville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mohawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mohawk is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Markleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pendleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chesterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ingalls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glyn Ellen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Edgewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Village
- Edgewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edgewood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,850 people
- North Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- River Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- River Forest is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
- Western Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Western Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Village
- Woodlawn Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Castleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Acton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Charlesmac Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Warren Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Losantville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Modoc
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Windsor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Parker City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Rush County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Carthage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mays
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mays is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
- Raleigh
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Falmouth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Falmouth is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
- Gings
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gings is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gings
- Rushville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Homer
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Manilla
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manilla
- Glenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Gowdy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Milroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Gwynneville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynneville
- Morristown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fountaintown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountaintown
- Rays Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Crossing
- Knighthood Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Knighthood Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knighthood Village
- Blue Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Candleglo Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Candleglo Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candleglo Village
- Clover Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Beech Brook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Brook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Brook
- Brookfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Fairland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebrand Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hildebrand Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildebrand Village
- London
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Dublin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Dublin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hagerstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Auburn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Cambridge City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Germantown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- East Germantown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Germantown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Milton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Economy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Pennville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Beesons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beesons is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beesons
- Greens Fork
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodville, see our County-by-County Page for Woodville.
Cemeteries Near Woodville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodville.
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 Woodville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Quaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reeves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keesling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hickside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mechanicsburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fattic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Simmons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (393 more) ...
- Glencove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glencove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Knightstown.
- The Glencove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glen Cove Cemetery
- Knightstown Bethel Cemetery
- Knightstown Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141572 <2>
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Woodville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Kennard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Shirley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Wilkinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cadiz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Maple Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Valley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
- Greensboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greensboro is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Warrington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Warsaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Markleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Willow Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Spiceland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milners Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milners Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milners Corner
- Knightstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Raysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Raysville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodville.
Newspapers Published in Woodville ...
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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodville, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodville.
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 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 Woodville:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delaware County
- Fayette County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Randolph County
- Rush County
- Shelby County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 Woodville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Woodville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |