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 Woodhaven (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 Woodhaven. 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 Parishes/Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived: their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Woodhaven is located in Tangipahoa Parish.
To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Tangipahoa Parish: Livingston, Saint Helena, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Tammany, Washington, Amite (MS) & Pike (MS).
Below are the parishes/counties that are near Woodhaven. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodhaven:
- Tangipahoa Parish (The home parish of Woodhaven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Baptist
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Baptist is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist
- Natalbany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Genessee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Genessee is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genessee
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tickfaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wadesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wadesboro is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Ponchatoula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loranger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Amite City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Husser
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ascension Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Claybank
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Claybank is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Summerfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Galvez Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez Town
- Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Brignac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brignac is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brignac
- Galvez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Galvez is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galvez
- Hobart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hobart is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- Little Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Prairie is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Prairie
- Duplessis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Villa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Villa is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Villa
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Saint Amant
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Baywood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baywood is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Greenwell Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pride
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shenandoah is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Woodshire Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Woodshire Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshire Village
- Central
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <1>
- Monticello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Old Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Jefferson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jefferson
- Boganvilla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Boganvilla is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boganvilla
- East Feliciana Parish
- Blairstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Livingston Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Albany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Starns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Holden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Georgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Georgeville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Killian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Clio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Maurepas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oldfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Walker
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people
- French Settlement
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Helena Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Montpelier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Pine Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grangeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Coleman Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Frenier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Frenier is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenier
- Saint Tammany Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Goodbee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Goodbee is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbee
- Folsom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Benedict
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Saint Tammany Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Mandeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washington Parish
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Stoney Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stoney Point is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Sunny Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunny Hill is located in Washington Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodhaven, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Woodhaven.
Cemeteries Near Woodhaven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodhaven.
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 Woodhaven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodhaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Nazarene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gatlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Wagner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- New Beaula Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kinchen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hungarian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rose Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (376 more) ...
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- James Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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.<3>
While we didn't find Woodhaven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodhaven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodhaven, with the one closest to Woodhaven listed first.
- Hammond
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tickfaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Starns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starns is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starns
- Independence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Ponchatoula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Killian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Killian is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
- Bayou Barbary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Barbary is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Barbary
- Amite City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Colyell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Colyell is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colyell
- Clio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clio is located in Livingston Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roseland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Maurepas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Katie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Katie is located in Tangipahoa Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodhaven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodhaven.
Newspapers Published in Woodhaven ...
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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodhaven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodhaven, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodhaven.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Woodhaven:
- Websites specific to Louisiana
- Pages specific to Tangipahoa Parish
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes
- Ascension Parish
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- East Feliciana Parish
- Livingston Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- Saint John the Baptist Parish
- Saint Tammany Parish
- Washington Parish
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Louisiana
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 Woodhaven, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woodhaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |