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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 Woodbridge (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 Woodbridge. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Woodbridge is located in Cumberland County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cumberland County: Bladen, Harnett, Hoke, Moore, Robeson & Sampson.

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

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Woodbridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
    • North Point Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
    • Shaw
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shaw is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
      • Shaw has also been known as:
      • Shaw Heights
    • Holly Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Spring Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Manchester
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Manchester is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Bonnie Doone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Bragg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fayetteville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Highland Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Eastover
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastover is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
      • Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
    • Kingsford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
    • Wade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Wade is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wade <1>
    • Williams Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
  • Bladen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
    • Jerome
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jerome is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Tar Heel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • White Oak
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Ammon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ammon is located in Bladen County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
    • Corinth
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Corinth is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Brickhaven
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Brickhaven is located in Chatham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhaven
  • Harnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
    • Twin Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Anderson Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
    • Walkertown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Walkertown is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
    • Overhills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Overhills is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
    • Flat Branch
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
    • Fonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fonville is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
    • Bunnlevel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
    • Spout Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
    • Norrington Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Averasboro ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Averasboro is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
    • Harnett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Harnett is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
    • Barbecue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Barbecue is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbecue
    • Johnsonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Johnsonville is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Hoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
    • Rockfish
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Rockfish is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
    • Dundarrach
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
    • Silver City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver City is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Gold Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
    • Raeford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Timberland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Timberland is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
    • Bowmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bowmore is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
    • Ashley Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
    • Five Points
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Five Points is located in Hoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
    • McKoy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • McKoy is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
    • Benson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Peacocks Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
    • Allens Crossroads
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
  • Lee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
    • Swann
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Swann is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann
    • Broadway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carolina Trace
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Carolina Trace is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Trace
    • Edgewater Estates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgewater Estates is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Estates
    • Lemon Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
    • Saint Andrews
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Andrews is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
    • Jonesboro Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jonesboro Heights is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro Heights
    • Parkwood Estates
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkwood Estates is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
    • Quail Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
    • San-Lee Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • San-Lee Park is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San-Lee Park
    • White Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • White Hill is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill
    • Sanford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tramway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tramway is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
  • Moore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
    • Mount Pleasant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Cameron
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Vass
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview is located in Moore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Whispering Pines
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Southern Pines
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Aberdeen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Robeson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
    • Parkton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lumber Bridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Rex
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rex is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
    • Saint Pauls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Rennert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rennert is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rennert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Shannon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shannon is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
    • Red Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Sampson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
    • Autryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Autryville is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Plain View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Plain View is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
    • Rebel City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Rebel City is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebel City
    • Huntley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Huntley is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
    • Spiveys Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
    • Salemburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Roseboro
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaman Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Beaman Crossroads is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaman Crossroads
    • Reynolds Crossroads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Reynolds Crossroads is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Crossroads
    • Blackmans Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
    • Vann Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
    • Snow Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Snow Hill is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Concord
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Concord is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Wake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
    • Kennebec
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Kennebec is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
    • Fuquay - Varina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Wilbon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Wilbon is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
    • Mount Pleasant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant

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

Cemeteries Near Woodbridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodbridge.

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 Woodbridge - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lafayette Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Northside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • New Hope Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cross Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Old Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McArtan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hair Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Holt Morgan Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Westminister Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...

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 Woodbridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodbridge.

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

  • Manchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Manchester is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Fayetteville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Carlos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlos is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
  • Wade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wade is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wade <1>
  • Vander
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Vander is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
  • Cumberland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Godwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bunnlevel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
  • Spout Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spout Springs is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
  • Hope Mills
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Grays Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Grays Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Creek
  • Averasboro ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Averasboro is located in Harnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Cedar Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Creek is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Stedman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clement
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Clement is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement

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

Newspapers Published in Woodbridge ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodbridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodbridge, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodbridge.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Woodbridge:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodbridge) 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 Woodbridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.