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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 Park (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 Park. 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 doctors 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.

Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newaygo County: Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Oceana & Osceola.

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

  • Newaygo County     (The home county of Woodland Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
    • Bitely
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lilley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lilley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
      • Lilley is located in Newaygo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lilley
      • From Woodland Park to Lilley
    • Brohman
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ramona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
      • Ramona is located in Newaygo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ramona
      • From Woodland Park to Ramona
    • Huber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Aetna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • White Cloud
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hawkins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Wooster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wooster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
      • Wooster is located in Newaygo County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wooster
      • From Woodland Park to Wooster
    • Fremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Newaygo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
      • Former name for Fremont:
      • Fremont Center
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <1>
    • Bishop
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Newaygo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newaygo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaygo
      • Newaygo is located in Newaygo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,099 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newaygo <1>
  • Lake County
  • Mason County
  • Mecosta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
    • Big Rapids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
      • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <1>
    • Paris
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stanwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Borland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
      • Borland is located in Mecosta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Borland
      • From Woodland Park to Borland
    • Pogy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pogy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
      • Pogy is located in Mecosta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pogy
      • From Woodland Park to Pogy
    • Rodney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Rodney is located in Mecosta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rodney <1>
    • Morley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Morley is located in Mecosta County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morley <1>
    • Chippewa Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Canadian Lakes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Rustford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rustford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
      • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rustford
      • From Woodland Park to Rustford
  • Montcalm County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
    • Howard City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Montcalm County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard City <1>
    • Amble
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Muskegon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
    • Brunswick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Holton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <1>
    • Twin Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bailey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Bailey is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <1>
    • Lakewood Club
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
      • Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Oceana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
    • Walkerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hesperia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
      • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <1>
    • Cobmoosa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobmoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
      • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
      • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
      • Cob Moo Sa
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cobmoosa
      • From Woodland Park to Cobmoosa
    • Elbridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elbridge
      • From Woodland Park to Elbridge
    • Ferry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hart
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Hart is located in Oceana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <1>
    • New Era
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
      • New Era is located in Oceana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <1>
    • Shelby
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Mears
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Rothbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • French Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
      • French Town is located in Oceana County
    • Pentwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Osceola County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
    • Reed City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hersey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
      • Hersey is located in Osceola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hersey <1>
    • Ashton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Osceola County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ashton
      • From Woodland Park to Ashton
    • Le Roy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Woodland Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland Park.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Hillers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merrill Twp. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merrill Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merrill Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lilley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lilley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lilley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Curtice Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtice Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Volney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lincoln Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Troy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Huber Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whipple Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whipple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whipple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (187 more) ...
    • Colfax Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colfax Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Abson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<6>

While we didn't find Woodland Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodland Park.

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

  • Bitely
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Brohman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lilley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lilley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
    • Lilley is located in Newaygo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lilley
    • From Woodland Park to Lilley
  • Volney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
    • Volney is located in Newaygo County
  • Woodville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Newaygo County
  • Aetna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Alleyton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alleyton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
    • Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
  • White Cloud
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Baldwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hesperia
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
    • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <1>
  • Hawkins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nirvana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cobmoosa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobmoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
      • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
      • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
      • Cob Moo Sa
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cobmoosa
      • From Woodland Park to Cobmoosa
    • Chase
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Prairie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
      • Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County

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

Newspapers Published in Woodland Park ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland Park, 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 Park.

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 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 Park:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodland Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Newaygo County: www.countyofnewaygo.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodland Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodland Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7166, Longitude: -85.8627    
<5>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.
<6>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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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