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 Woodlandville (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 Woodlandville. 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.
Woodlandville is located in Boone County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Woodlandville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodlandville:
- Boone County (The home county of Woodlandville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlandville, with the one closest to Woodlandville listed first.
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Rocheport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Huntsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Stephens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Switch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- McBaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Hallsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sturgeon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierpont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Centralia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlandville, with the one closest to Woodlandville listed first.
- Larrabee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Saling ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Tulip
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Thompson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlandville, with the one closest to Woodlandville listed first.
- Stephens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Lindbergh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Hatton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Folsom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Kingdom City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlandville, with the one closest to Woodlandville listed first.
- Lewis Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Oil City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Salisbury
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cole County
- Centertown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlandville, with the one closest to Woodlandville listed first.
- Wooldridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Windsor Place village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Boonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Prairie Home
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Lone Elm
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Pisgah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Lamine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lamine is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamine
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bellair
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Bunceton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pilot Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlandville, with the one closest to Woodlandville listed first.
- Sebree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Armstrong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Steinmetz
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Glasgow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlandville, with the one closest to Woodlandville listed first.
- Lupus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- California
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlandville, with the one closest to Woodlandville listed first.
- Middle Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlandville, with the one closest to Woodlandville listed first.
- Higbee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Yates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Renick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Moberly
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clifton Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodlandville, with the one closest to Woodlandville listed first.
- West Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Arrow Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saline City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Nelson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Nelson is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Gilliam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodlandville, see our County-by-County Page for Woodlandville.
Cemeteries Near Woodlandville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodlandville.
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 Woodlandville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodlandville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodlandville, with the one closest to Woodlandville listed first.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hourigan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Botner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harrisburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dripping Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Givens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ricketts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Valley Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Todd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (201 more) ...
- Ancell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Drake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Woodlandville had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodlandville, with the one closest to Woodlandville listed first.
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Sebree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perche ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perche is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perche
- Rocheport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Overton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Overton is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Rileysburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rileysburg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Riggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Switch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Switzler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Switzler is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stephens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Burton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fayette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodlandville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodlandville.
Newspapers Published in Woodlandville ...
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 56 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodlandville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodlandville, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodlandville.
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 Woodlandville:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Callaway County
- Chariton County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Moniteau County
- Monroe County
- Randolph County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Woodlandville, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodlandville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |