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 Woodward (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 Woodward. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Woodward is located in Baltimore County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baltimore County: Anne Arundel, Baltimore City, Carroll, Harford, Howard & York (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Woodward. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodward:
- Baltimore County (The home county of Woodward)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodward, with the one closest to Woodward listed first.
- Brooklandville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mays Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mays Chapel is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel
- Mays Chapel Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mays Chapel Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Chapel Village
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Lutherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Texas is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Riderwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Riderwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderwood
- Stevenson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dulaney Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Village
- Cockeysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brightside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brightside is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
- Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodward, with the one closest to Woodward listed first.
- Brooklyn Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Arundel Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel Village
- Linthicum Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linthicum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Linthicum is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linthicum
- Patapsco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Patapsco is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patapsco
- Pumphrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pumphrey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
- Ferndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dorsey
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dorsey is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Glen Burnie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cohansey Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohansey Village
- Harmans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harmans is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmans
- Danza Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Danza Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danza Village
- Baltimore City
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodward, with the one closest to Woodward listed first.
- Colonial Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Colonial Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Homeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Homeland is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Gwynn Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hampden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodberry is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodberry
- Guilford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Charles Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Charles Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Village
- Lauraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lauraville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauraville
- Edmondson Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edmondson Village is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Village
- Anthonyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anthonyville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Gardenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gardenville is located in Baltimore City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodward, with the one closest to Woodward listed first.
- Berrywood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berrywood Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrywood Village
- Finksburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lakeview Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Village
- Sandyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandyville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandyville
- Henryton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henryton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryton
- Eldersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Freedom Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Village
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Hampstead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Yorkland is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkland
- Eastview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eastview is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Piney Ridge Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Piney Ridge Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge Village
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodward, with the one closest to Woodward listed first.
- Sams Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sams Creek is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Creek
- Mount Airy Village West
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Orchard is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Orchard
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Bartholows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bartholows is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartholows
- Libertytown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Libertytown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertytown
- New London
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Smith Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smith Village is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodward, with the one closest to Woodward listed first.
- Hess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hess is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
- Upper Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Crossroads is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Crossroads
- Putnam Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Village
- Fallston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lynchs Corner is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchs Corner
- Pleasant Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Wimbledon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wimbledon is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimbledon
- Amoss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Amoss is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amoss
- Jarrettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shawsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shawsville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawsville
- Benson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Coopstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coopstown is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodward, with the one closest to Woodward listed first.
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marydell is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
- Woodstock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ilchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ilchester is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilchester
- Ellicott City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marriottsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Johns Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Johns Village
- Elkridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lawyers Hill is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers Hill
- Alpha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Font Hill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Font Hill Village is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Font Hill Village
- Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- Rock Hall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodward, with the one closest to Woodward listed first.
- High Point Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Brighton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Unity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Ashton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackburn Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Village
- Brinklow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brinklow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinklow
- Burtonsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mullinix
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mullinix is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullinix
- Brookeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Camelback Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camelback Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Village
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodward, with the one closest to Woodward listed first.
- Laurel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <1>
- West Laurel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laurel
- South Laurel
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- South Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Laurel
- Beltsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adams County (PA)
- Littlestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodward, with the one closest to Woodward listed first.
- Wiley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wiley is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Orwig
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orwig is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwig
- Railroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tolna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tolna is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
- New Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackrock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackrock is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Draco
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Draco is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Glenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Shrewsbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fawn Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- New Freedom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodward, see our County-by-County Page for Woodward.
Cemeteries Near Woodward ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodward.
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 Woodward - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodward covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodward, with the one closest to Woodward listed first.
- St. Joseph's Parish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of Garrison.
- The Carrolls - Gills UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carroll Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208261 <3>
- Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Druid Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgely Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maryland National Veterans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Har Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery is located in Baltimore.
- The Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arlington Cemetery of Chizuk Amuno
- Arlington Cemetery
- Chizuk Amuno Congregation Arlington Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80714 <3>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moreland Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (448 more) ...
- Honeysuckle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Woodward in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodward.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodward, with the one closest to Woodward listed first.
- Brooklandville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rogers ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rogers is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Stevenson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rockland is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ruxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lutherville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Timonium
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Texas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Texas is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Hollins ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hollins is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Brightside ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brightside is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightside
- Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Cockeysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chattolanee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chattolanee is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattolanee
- Pikesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodward. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodward.
Newspapers Published in Woodward ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodward.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodward, there are papers which were published within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodward.
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 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 Woodward:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Baltimore County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- Adams County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodward) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Woodward, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |