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 South 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 South 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 South 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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for South Woodbury: S. Woodbury
You might be interested in other communities that are also named South Woodbury. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for South 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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
South Woodbury is located in Morrow County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Morrow County: Crawford, Delaware, Knox, Marion & Richland.
Below are the counties that are near South Woodbury. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to South Woodbury:
- Morrow County (The home county of South Woodbury)
- The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbury, with the one closest to South Woodbury listed first.
- Marengo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Liberty is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Cardington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vails Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vails Corners is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vails Corners
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Shawtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shawtown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawtown
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chesterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbury, with the one closest to South Woodbury listed first.
- Galion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Robinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Crestline
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Bucyrus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbury, with the one closest to South Woodbury listed first.
- Ashley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Liberty is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Olive Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olive Green is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Green
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Leonardsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Windsor Corners ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Windsor Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Corners
- Culver Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Culver Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Creek
- Paget ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paget is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paget
- Coles Mills ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coles Mills is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Mills
- Berkshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Berkshire is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Alum Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alum Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Creek
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbury, with the one closest to South Woodbury listed first.
- Westerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Central College ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Central College is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central College
- Flint ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Flint is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Blendon Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Blendon Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blendon Corner
- Blendon Corner has also been known as:
- Blendon Four Corners
- Blendon
- Huber Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Huber Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Ridge
- New Albany
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Albany is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,072 people
- Pinhook ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pinhook is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Gould Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gould Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould Park
- Minerva Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Minerva Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Worthington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Riverlea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Riverlea is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverlea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Dublin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Knox County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbury, with the one closest to South Woodbury listed first.
- Centerburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lucerne ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lucerne is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Mount Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Liberty is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Liberty
- Dorema
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dorema is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorema
- Green Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Houcks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Houcks is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcks
- Batemantown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Batemantown is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batemantown
- Five Corners
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Corners is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
- Milfordton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milfordton is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milfordton
- Bangs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bangs is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Fredericktown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Mount Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Licking County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbury, with the one closest to South Woodbury listed first.
- Hartford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Green ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Green is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Lock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lock is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock
- Johnstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Cokesbury Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury Corners is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Corners
- New Way ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Way is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Way
- Beech ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Highwater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Highwater is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwater
- Highwater has also been known as:
- Sylvania
- Utica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ash ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ash is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Chatham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chatham is located in Licking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Madison County
- Plain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbury, with the one closest to South Woodbury listed first.
- Waldo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Martel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Martel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martel
- Logan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newmans
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newmans is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
- Green Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Green Camp is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Ruth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruth is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Gurley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Gurley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Morral
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morral is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- New Bloomington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Bloomington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- La Rue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- La Rue is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbury, with the one closest to South Woodbury listed first.
- Bellville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bellville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Bellville has also been known as:
- McClures Settlement
- McClure
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellville <1>
- Lexington
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Butler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Village
- Alta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Maybee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maybee is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybee
- Ontario
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Bethlehem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Mansfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbury, with the one closest to South Woodbury listed first.
- Magnetic Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Magnetic Springs is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnetic Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Richwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jerome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jerome is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Pharisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pharisburg is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharisburg
- New Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Dover is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Dover
- New California
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New California is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New California
- Marysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from South Woodbury, with the one closest to South Woodbury listed first.
- Wyandot
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
- Harpster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to South Woodbury, see our County-by-County Page for South Woodbury.
Cemeteries Near South Woodbury ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of South 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 South Woodbury - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for South Woodbury covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from South Woodbury, with the one closest to South Woodbury listed first.
- Alum Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Woodbury Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Morehouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marengo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pompey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Fargo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Biggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fulton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Center Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gavitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (513 more) ...
- Stantontown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pagetown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 South Woodbury in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of South Woodbury.
These communities are listed based on their distance from South Woodbury, with the one closest to South Woodbury listed first.
- Marengo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fulton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pagetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pagetown is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagetown
- Cardington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ashley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kingston Center ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kingston Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Center
- Peerless ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peerless is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Peerless has also been known as:
- Peerless Station
- Westfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Bloomfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Morrow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Leonardsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Kilbourne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kilbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Edison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rich Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Mount Gilead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around South Woodbury. See our List of 1890's Communities around South Woodbury.
Newspapers Published in South 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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around South Woodbury.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of South Woodbury, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for South Woodbury.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 South Woodbury:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Morrow County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Delaware County
- Franklin County
- Knox County
- Licking County
- Madison County
- Marion County
- Richland County
- Union County
- Wyandot County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 South Woodbury, 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' (or 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- South Woodbury) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |