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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 Woodbury (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 Woodbury. 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.

Name Variations for Woodbury ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

In past government published Postal Guides, Woodbury was referred to as Woodbury Courthouse.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Woodbury. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodbury.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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 hospitals and 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.

Woodbury is located in Gloucester County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gloucester County: New Castle (DE), Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Salem, Delaware (PA) & Philadelphia (PA).

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

  • Gloucester County     (The home county of Woodbury)
  • Atlantic County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Collings Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
    • Hammonton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Da Costa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
    • Nesco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Gigantic City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gigantic City
    • Mizpah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Weymouth
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweetwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burlington County
  • Camden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Brooklawn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendora
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Glendora is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
    • Gloucester City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Morgan Village is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
    • Blackwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Camden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Wood - Lynne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
    • Ashland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ashland is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Laurel Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Tyndall Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tyndall Village is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyndall Village
    • Westmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Echelon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Echelon is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echelon
    • Ablett Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Ablett Village is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
  • Cumberland County
  • Salem County
  • New Castle County (DE)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Analine Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
    • Aniline Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
    • Carpenter
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Claymont Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
    • Claymont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • White Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
    • Whites Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
    • Arden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <1>
    • Ardencroft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Ardentown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
    • Holly Oak
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bellefonte
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
    • Windy Bush
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Allegheny County (PA)
    • Overbrook
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Bucks County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Chestnut Wood Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Wood Village
    • Croydon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • County Line
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • County Line is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
    • Newportville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Winder Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder Village
    • Johnsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Johnsville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
    • Warminster Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights
    • Bristol
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hulmeville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Casey Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Casey Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
    • Churchville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Churchville is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
    • Ivyland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Langhorne Manor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Langhorne Manor is located in Bucks County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langhorne Manor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
  • Chester County (PA)
  • Delaware County (PA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbury, with the one closest to Woodbury listed first.
    • Colwyn
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Darby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Folcroft
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Folcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folcroft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,635 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folcroft <1>
    • Sharon Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Westinghouse Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westinghouse Village
    • Collingdale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenolden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Norwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Norwood is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
    • Upper Darby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Yeadon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Prospect Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Aldan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Aldan is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
    • Baldwin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Baldwin is located in Delaware County (PA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Indiana County (PA)
    • Ernest
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Montgomery County (PA)
  • Philadelphia County (PA)

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

Cemeteries Near Woodbury ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodbury.

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

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

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

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.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Woodbury had a population of 3,911 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Woodbury had a population of 9,813 people.

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

  • West End
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • West End is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
  • North Woodbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Parkville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Thorofare
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Leonards
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Leonards is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
  • Mount Royal
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mount Royal is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Royal
  • Mantua
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wenonah
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Almonesson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Paradise is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Clarksboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksboro is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksboro
  • Sewell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Salina
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Blenheim
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Blenheim is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
    • Hilltop
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Hilltop is located in Camden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Woodbury ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodbury.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Woodbury. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Woodbury and those printed in the larger area surrounding Woodbury.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of Woodbury.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Woodbury:

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>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 Woodbury, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Woodbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.