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 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 Forsyth 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 Forsyth County: Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry & Yadkin.
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:
- Forsyth County (The home county of Woodbridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
- Sedge Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sedge Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedge Garden
- Guthrie
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Guthrie is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Willowbend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Willowbend is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend
- High Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- High Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Meadows
- Sun Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sun Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadows
- Park Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Park Terrace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Terrace
- Waughtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Waughtown is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waughtown
- Cityview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cityview is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cityview
- Beeson Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Beeson Crossroads is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Crossroads
- Hampstead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
- Talleys Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Talleys Crossing is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleys Crossing
- East Winston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Winston is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winston
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
- Wallburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gum Tree is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Tree
- Abotts Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abotts Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abotts Creek
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Arcadia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Welcome
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thomasville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Fair Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Fair Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
- Currytown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Eden ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Davie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
- Bermuda Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Advance
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pino
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pino is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino
- Mocksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cooleemee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Calahaln is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calahaln
- Guilford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Oak Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stokesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- High Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Village is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Village
- Guilford College
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Guilford College is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford College
- Summerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Jay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Jay is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Jay
- Pomona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Freeman Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Mill is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Mill
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
- Archdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Market
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Market is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Sophia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Millboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millboro is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
- Redcross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redcross is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
- Rockingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
- Ellisboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ellisboro is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisboro
- Gold Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Wittys Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayodan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Stoneville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Wentworth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Rowan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
- Yadkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Trading Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Ellis Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Shannon Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Stokes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
- Fulp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fulp is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulp
- Germanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walnut Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bailey Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Neatman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
- Pine Hall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meadows is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Mount Olive
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Quaker Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Upper Sawra Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Upper Sawra Town is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sawra Town
- Capella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Danbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Siloam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Pilot Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Rockford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Ararat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Westfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yadkin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodbridge, with the one closest to Woodbridge listed first.
- East Bend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Wyo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wyo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyo
- Forbush
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- Courtney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Courtney is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
- Union Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Richmond Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Yadkinville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nebo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Footville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Footville is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
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.
- Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Happy Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Piedmont Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mecum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bellevue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union Ridge UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Winston - Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48680 <3>
- God's Acre
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for God's Acre
- To give a relative sense of its location, the God's Acre is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Winston - Salem.
- The God's Acre has also been known as:
- Salem Moravian Cemetery
- Salem Moravian God's Acre
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224695 <3>
- Salem Moravian God's Acre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Mt. Gur Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eastlawn Gardens of Memory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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.
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Kernersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Walkertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alspaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alspaugh is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alspaugh
- Sedges Garden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sedges Garden is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedges Garden
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dennis is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Colfax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Road ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Road is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Road
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bethany is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Deep River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Oak Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belews Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belews Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belews Creek
- Bethania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
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 20 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 4 miles [6.4 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:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Forsyth County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Davidson County
- Davie County
- Guilford County
- Randolph County
- Rockingham County
- Rowan County
- Stokes County
- Surry County
- Yadkin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
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' 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. |