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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 Woodland (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. 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 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.

Woodland is located in East Feliciana 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 East Feliciana Parish: East Baton Rouge, Saint Helena, West Feliciana, Amite (MS) & Wilkinson (MS).

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

  • East Feliciana Parish     (The home parish of Woodland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Clinton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
    • Norwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
    • Wilson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Blairstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Ethel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jackson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <1>
    • Bells Store ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
    • Slaughter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lindsay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Livingston Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
    • Oldfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Oldfield is located in Livingston Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
    • Watson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Georgeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Starns
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Helena Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
    • Coleman Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
    • Chipola
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Grangeville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Greensburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Montpelier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Montpelier is located in Saint Helena Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Tangipahoa Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
    • Kentwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Tangipahoa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Fluker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Roseland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Amite City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Feliciana Parish
  • Amite County (MS)
  • Pike County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
    • Osyka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Osyka is located in Pike County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osyka <1>
    • Chatawa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Wilkinson County (MS)

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

Cemeteries Near Woodland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland.

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 - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Doughty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gerald Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spears Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Flynn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • De Armond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Womack Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Womack Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beech Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pipes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (692 more) ...
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Woodland had a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Felixville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Felixville is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
  • Kents Store ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kents Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <1>
  • Olio
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Olio is located in Amite County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
  • Chipola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Darlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Darlington is located in Saint Helena Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
  • Norwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
  • Wilson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Ariel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Ariel is located in Amite County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariel
  • Berwick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Berwick is located in Amite County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Whitaker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Centreville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Woodland ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodland.

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 websites either 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:

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 Woodland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.