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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 Woodlawn (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 Woodlawn. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Woodlawn is located in Bronx County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bronx County: Bergen (NJ), New York, Queens & Westchester.

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

  • Bronx County     (The home county of Woodlawn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Williams Bridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
    • Riverdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Eastchester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
    • Fordham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fordham is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordham
    • Kings Bridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kings Bridge is located in Bronx County
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    • Spuyten Duyvil
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
    • Bronx
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Bronx is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
      • Bronx has also been known as:
      • Bronx
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <1>
    • City Island
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • City Island is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Island
    • Concourse Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
    • Locust Point
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust Point is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
    • Throggs Neck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Throggs Neck is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throggs Neck
  • Kings County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Greenpoint
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Greenpoint is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpoint
    • Williamsburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Williamsburg is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Bushwick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bushwick is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushwick
    • New York
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • New York is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
    • Brooklyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Weeksville ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Weeksville is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
    • Brooklyn Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooklyn Heights is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Heights
    • Brownsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Brownsville is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Marcus Garvey Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Red Hook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Hook is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
    • Flatbush
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Flatbush is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbush
    • Canarsie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Canarsie is located in Kings County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canarsie
  • Nassau County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Kings Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sands Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • East Atlantic Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • East Atlantic Beach is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlantic Beach
    • Great Neck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbor Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Harbor Hills is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Hills
    • Manorhaven
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Manorhaven is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorhaven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,744 people
    • Port Washington North
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Washington North is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
    • Saddle Rock Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Saddle Rock Estates is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle Rock Estates
    • Saddle Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Baxter Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Baxter Estates is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
    • Great Neck Estates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,867 people
    • Great Neck Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Great Neck Gardens is located in Nassau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck Gardens
  • New York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Inwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Inwood is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Washington Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Washington Heights is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
    • Delano Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Delano Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
    • East Harlem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Harlem is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Harlem
    • Harlem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Harlem is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
    • Morningside Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Morningside Heights is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Heights
    • Park West Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Park West Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park West Village
    • Manhattan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Manhattan is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
    • Seneca Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Seneca Village is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Village
    • Yorkville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkville is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
    • Hell's Kitchen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hell's Kitchen is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell's Kitchen
    • Kips Bay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kips Bay is located in New York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kips Bay
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Tuxedo Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Montgomery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Sterling Forest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Continental Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Continental Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
    • Putnam Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Queens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Whitestone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Beechhurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Beechhurst is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechhurst
    • Astoria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Flushing
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jackson Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Corona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Woodside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bayside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmhurst
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lefrak City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Lefrak City is located in Queens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefrak City
    • Douglaston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Neck
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richmond County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • New Brighton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • New Brighton is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brighton
    • Stapleton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stapleton is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
    • Fort Wadsworth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Wadsworth is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wadsworth
    • Old Town Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Old Town Station is located in Richmond County
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    • Port Richmond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Richmond is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
    • Westerleigh
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Westerleigh is located in Richmond County
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    • Arlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Arlington is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Graniteville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Graniteville is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
    • Staten Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,303 people
    • Grant City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Grant City is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
    • Heartland Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Heartland Village is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartland Village
  • Rockland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Palisades
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sparkill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tappan
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Piermont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Grand View-on-Hudson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View-on-Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Orangeburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Nyack
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • South Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Nyack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
    • Blauvelt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nyack
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyack <1>
    • Pearl River
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Nyack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Central Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Nyack
    • Upper Nyack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nyack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
  • Suffolk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Cold Spring Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Lloyd Harbor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
    • Halesite
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Huntington Bay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Huntington Station
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Huntington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • West Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • West Hills is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hills
    • Eatons Neck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Eatons Neck is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eatons Neck
    • Melville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Asharoken
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Asharoken is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asharoken
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • South Huntington
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • South Huntington is located in Suffolk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Huntington
    • Centerport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Westchester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Eastchester
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Mount Vernon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Yonkers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <1>
    • Pelham Manor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pelham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pelham is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,917 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
    • Bryn Mawr Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Mawr Park
    • Nepperhan
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Nepperhan is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nepperhan
    • Bronxville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • New Rochelle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tuckahoe
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Larchmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hastings-on-Hudson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairfield County (CT)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Belle Haven
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Belle Haven is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
    • Glenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
    • Greenwich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cos Cob
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
    • Old Greenwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Shippan Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Shippan Point is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippan Point
    • Banksville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Banksville is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville
    • Riverbank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverbank is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbank
    • Stamford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <1>
    • Glenbrook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenbrook is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Stamford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
  • Bergen County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Linwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Englewood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
    • Fort Lee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
    • Teaneck
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Teaneck is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaneck
    • West Englewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
    • Saint Josephs Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Josephs Village is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs Village
    • Ridgefield Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgefield Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,837 people
    • West Norwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • West Norwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwood
    • Hackensack
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
    • River Vale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • River Vale is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Vale
    • Rochelle Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rochelle Park is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle Park
    • Borough of Wood-Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Borough of Wood-Ridge is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Wood-Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2015: 8,249 people
  • Essex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Belleville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Belleville is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
    • Brookdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Brookdale is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
    • Nutley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Nutley is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutley
    • Bloomfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Bloomfield is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Montclair Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Montclair Heights is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair Heights
    • Montclair
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Upper Montclair
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Upper Montclair is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Montclair
    • East Orange
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
    • Newark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
    • Cedar Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Meadow Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Meadow Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Village
    • Elm Park Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Elm Park Village is located in Essex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park Village
  • Hudson County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • North Bergen
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bergen
    • Guttenberg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Guttenberg is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guttenberg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,015 people
    • West New York
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
    • Union City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
    • Weehawken
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Weehawken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weehawken
    • Secaucus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Secaucus is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secaucus
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,602 people
    • Hoboken
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
    • Bergen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bergen is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
    • Jersey City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
    • Communipaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Communipaw is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Communipaw
    • Kearny
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Kearny is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
    • Harrison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrison is located in Hudson County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,481 people
  • Middlesex County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Avenel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Avenel is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
    • Port Reading
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Port Reading is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Reading
  • Morris County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Butler
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Butler is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
    • Hanover Neck
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hanover Neck is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Neck
    • East Hanover
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • East Hanover is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
    • Montville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Montville is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montville
    • Taylortown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Taylortown is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylortown
    • Troy Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Troy Hills is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Hills
    • Boonton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Boonton is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,878 people
    • Powerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Powerville is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerville
    • Rosedale Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rosedale Village is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Village
    • Whippany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Whippany is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippany
    • Yardley Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Yardley Village is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley Village
    • Lyonsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Lyonsville is located in Morris County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonsville
  • Passaic County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Passaic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
    • Athenia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Athenia is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athenia
    • Clifton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
    • Delawanna
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Delawanna is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delawanna
    • Paterson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
    • Little Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Little Falls is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
    • The Village at Little Falls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Borough of Woodland Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
    • Preakness
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Preakness is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preakness
    • Singac
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Singac is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singac
    • Wayne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Wayne is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
    • Haskell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Haskell is located in Passaic County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
  • Union County (NJ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodlawn, with the one closest to Woodlawn listed first.
    • Hillside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillside is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Elizabeth
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
    • Elmora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Elmora is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
    • Union
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Union is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Springfield
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Springfield is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Linden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Linden is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,076 people
    • Park Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Park Village is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Tremley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Tremley is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremley
    • Cranford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cranford is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranford
    • Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
    • Rahway
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rahway is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahway
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,832 people
    • Clark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Clark is located in Union County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark

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

Cemeteries Near Woodlawn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodlawn.

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

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

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

  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sherwood Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Oakland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Yonkers.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65498 <2>
  • St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Yonkers.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66010 <2>
  • Old West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • St. Raymonds RC Churchyard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Beechwoods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bronxville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Peter's Graveyard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • St. Raymond's Cemetery (Old)
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (519 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.<3>

While we didn't find Woodlawn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodlawn.

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

  • Eastchester
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lowerre
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Lowerre is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowerre
  • Riverdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mount Vernon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Park Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Hill is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
  • Dunwoodie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dunwoodie is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunwoodie
  • Yonkers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <1>
  • Ludlow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ludlow is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Undercliff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Undercliff is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Undercliff
  • Inwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Inwood is located in New York County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Glenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glenwood is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
  • Pelham Manor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Pelham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pelham is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,917 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <1>
    • Bronxville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryn Mawr Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Mawr Park

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

Newspapers Published in Woodlawn ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodlawn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodlawn, there are papers which were published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodlawn.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Woodlawn:

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 Woodlawn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Woodlawn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.