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 Woodford (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 Woodford. 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.
Woodford is located in Ashe 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 Ashe County: Alleghany, Watauga, Wilkes, Johnson (TN) & Grayson (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Woodford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodford:
- Ashe County (The home county of Woodford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Todd
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Brownwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brownwood is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
- Fleetwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Roten
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Comet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Orion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Glendale Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Laurel Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scottville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Topia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Piney Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Amelia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia
- Sparta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Beech Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Devils
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Gilead
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Banner Elk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whaley is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Sugar Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Grandfather
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grandfather is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfather
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Linville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Newland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vale is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Minneapolis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Burke County
- Jonas Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Blowing Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cilley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cilley is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cilley
- Mulberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Mulberry is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Patterson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Rufus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Mortimer ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mortimer is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
- Kings Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Creek
- Cedar Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Cedar Rock has also been known as:
- Cedar Rock village
- Emanuel ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Emanuel is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel
- Collettsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lenoir
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
- Former name for Lenoir:
- Tucker's Barn
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <1>
- Abingdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Abingdon is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
- Draco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Draco is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draco
- Watauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Moretz
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Norris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Laxon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laxon is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laxon
- Deep Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Rutherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Zionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mabel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Bamboo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bamboo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
- Stony Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
- Boone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Maple Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Wilbar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbar
- McGrady
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McGrady is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrady
- Mount Pleasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Purlear
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purlear
- Ferguson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Springfield is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Millers Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Dehart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehart
- Adley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Cricket
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cricket
- Carter County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Buladeen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Fish Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Shell Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Roan Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Johnson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Trade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dowell is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Mountain City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Fuller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Shingletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Norris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Winchester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
- High Health ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- High Health is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sullivan County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Holston Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Grayson County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Whitetop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rugby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rugby is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trout Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bridle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridle Creek is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridle Creek
- Flat Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Ridge is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Ridge
- Independence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smyth County (VA)
- Adwolf
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Washington County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Green Cove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
- Damascus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Masada
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Masada is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masada
- Drowning Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drowning Ford is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Ford
- Alvarado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Friendship
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Lodi
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lodi is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Loves Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Loves Mill is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
- Watauga
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watauga is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Green Spring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Spring is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodford, see our County-by-County Page for Woodford.
Cemeteries Near Woodford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodford.
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 Woodford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Edear Parsons Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Boone.
- The Proffit's Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Proffit's Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188864 <3>
- Old Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winebarger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eli Graybeal Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli Graybeal Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eli Graybeal Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Creston.
- The Eli Graybeal Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Graybeal Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2504800 <3>
- Graybeal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (607 more) ...
- Sutherland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cornett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Woodford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Baldwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Solo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Meat Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meat Camp
- Soda Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
- Beaver Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Norris ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Creston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sutherland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Sands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Fig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Rutherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rutherwood is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Trade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodford.
Newspapers Published in Woodford ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodford, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodford.
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 Woodford:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Ashe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Avery County
- Burke County
- Caldwell County
- Watauga County
- Wilkes County
- Carter County
- Johnson County
- Sullivan County
- Grayson County
- Smyth County
- Washington 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' (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- Woodford) 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 Woodford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |