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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 West Woodly Addition (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 West Woodly Addition. 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 West Woodly Addition ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Woodly Addition: W. Woodly Addition
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
West Woodly Addition is located in Williams 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 Williams County: DeKalb (IN), Steuben (IN), Hillsdale (MI), Defiance, Fulton & Henry.
Below are the counties that are near West Woodly Addition. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Woodly Addition:
- Williams County (The home county of West Woodly Addition)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- Montpelier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holiday City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Jim Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jim Town is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Ainger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Blakeslee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cooney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Edon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kunkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Melbern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Columbia is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Defiance County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- Ney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hicksville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sherwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brunersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brunersburg is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunersburg
- Williamstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Defiance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Ayersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ayersville is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayersville
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- Archbold
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eckley is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Station
- Ritters ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ritters is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Pettisville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pettisville is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettisville
- Powers ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Powers is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers has also been known as:
- Powers Station
- Thelma ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thelma is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Inlet ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Inlet is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet
- Oakshade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oakshade is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakshade
- Wauseon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Denson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Denson is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denson
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- Ridgeville Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville Corners is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Corners
- Okolona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Okolona is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona has also been known as:
- Okalona
- Florida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Florida is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Napoleon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Renollet ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Renollet is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renollet
- Cecil
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Emmett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Link ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Antwerp
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Paulding
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Allen County (IN)
- Harlan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- DeKalb County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- Butler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Saint Joe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Spencerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Center
- Corunna
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Garrett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- LaGrange County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- Stroh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stroh is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroh
- Gravel Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gravel Beach is located in LaGrange County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Beach
- Steuben County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- Alvarado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Clear Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Russels Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Ray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Fremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Angola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jamestown is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Orland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Branch County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- Ray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Shores is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Shores
- Fisher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fisher is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Quincy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Hatmaker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hatmaker is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- Trailtree Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trailtree Village is located in Branch County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailtree Village
- Hillsdale County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckeye is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Frontier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ransom is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Waldron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Montgomery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Shadyside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shadyside is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Lickly Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lickly Corners is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickly Corners
- Reading
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Prattville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Steamburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Steamburg is located in Hillsdale County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamburg
- Pittsford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lenawee County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- Munson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Munson is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munson
- Hudson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Morenci
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Morenci is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Morenci
- Canandaigua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canandaigua is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canandaigua
- Rollin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rollin is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Seneca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Clayton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clayton is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Weston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Lenawee County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Woodly Addition, see our County-by-County Page for West Woodly Addition.
Cemeteries Near West Woodly Addition ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West Woodly Addition.
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 West Woodly Addition - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Woodly Addition covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Louden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Bethesda Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Jefferson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cogswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hepker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (377 more) ...
- Lick Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Malcom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find West Woodly Addition in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Woodly Addition.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Woodly Addition, with the one closest to West Woodly Addition listed first.
- Montpelier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ainger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Blakeslee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pioneer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nettle Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nettle Lake is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
- Cooney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cooney is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooney
- Melbern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Pulaski
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Kunkle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kunkle is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Northwest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Northwest is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest
- Bryan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Unity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Metz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Metz is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Woodly Addition. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Woodly Addition.
Newspapers Published in West Woodly Addition ...
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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Woodly Addition.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Woodly Addition, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for West Woodly Addition.
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 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 West Woodly Addition:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Williams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Defiance County
- Fulton County
- Henry County
- Paulding County
- Allen County
- DeKalb County
- LaGrange County
- Steuben County
- Branch County
- Hillsdale County
- Lenawee 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 West Woodly Addition, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Woodly Addition) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |