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 Woodland (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. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.
Woodland is located in Northampton 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 Northampton County: Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Warren, Brunswick (VA), Greensville (VA) & Southampton (VA).
Below are the counties that are near Woodland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodland:
- Northampton County (The home county of Woodland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Potecasi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Eagletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Rich Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lasker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Severn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Severn is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Margarettsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Margarettsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margarettsville
- Seaboard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garysburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bertie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Roxobel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Aulander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Kelford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Hexlena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hexlena is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hexlena
- Lewiston Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Powellsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powellsville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Askewville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Askewville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askewville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Drew
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Drew is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Colerain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Colerain is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Edgecombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Speed
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coakley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Gethsemane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gates County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Eure
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Roduco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roduco is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
- Gatesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldson is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldson
- Willeyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willeyton is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willeyton
- Halifax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Tillery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scotland Neck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmyra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Braswells Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Halifax
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Weldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- South Weldon is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Weldon
- Weldon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hobgood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Roseneath
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Allen Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allen Grove is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Grove
- Roanoke Rapids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Belmont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Belmont is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Hertford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Menola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Murfreesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poor Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Poor Town is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Town
- Earleys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Earleys is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleys
- Ahoskie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barretts Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barretts Crossroads is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barretts Crossroads
- Winton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Como
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cofield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cofield is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
- South Tunis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
- Tuscarora Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tuscarora Beach is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscarora Beach
- Tuscarora Beach has also been known as:
- Barfield
- Barfields
- Tunis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tunis is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Martin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Oak City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hamilton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hassell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Emporia City (VA)
- Emporia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin City (VA)
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greensville County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Claresville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Skippers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Southampton County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Branchville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Branchville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Statesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Boykins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Little Texas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Little Texas is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Newsoms
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newsoms is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Riverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverdale is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Sunbeam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbeam is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Koskoo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Handsom
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Handsom is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsom
- Delaware
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Adams Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Suffolk City (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Pittmantown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pittmantown is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittmantown
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Suffolk City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sussex County (VA)
- Grizzard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodland, see our County-by-County Page for Woodland.
Cemeteries Near Woodland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland.
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 Woodland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Rea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nebo Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vann Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roxobel - Kelford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eastview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Norfleet Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Britt - Benthall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Silas Edwards Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Gilbert Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (120 more) ...
- Hoggard Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Weaver Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brantley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Woodland had a population of 247 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Woodland had a population of 701 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Potecasi
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Potecasi is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potecasi
- Eagletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Eagletown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
- Menola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Menola is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menola
- Milwaukee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milwaukee is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Rich Square
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lasker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lasker is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Creeksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Creeksville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creeksville
- Saint John
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint John is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Conway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roxobel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Aulander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aulander is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Pendleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pendleton is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rehoboth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Kelford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Hertford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodland.
Newspapers Published in Woodland ...
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 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodland.
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 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:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Northampton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bertie County
- Edgecombe County
- Gates County
- Halifax County
- Hertford County
- Martin County
- Emporia City
- Franklin City
- Greensville County
- Southampton County
- Suffolk City
- Sussex 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> | 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. |
| <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- Woodland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Woodland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |