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 Woods Mill (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 Woods Mill. 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 Woods Mill ...
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.
- A typical abbreviation for Woods Mill: Woods Ml. (or less commonly used: Woods Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Woods Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Woods Mill may originally have been Wood's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Woods Mill might be written as Wood Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Woods Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woods Mill.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Woods Mill is located in Gallia 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 Gallia County: Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Vinton, Cabell (WV) & Mason (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Woods Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woods Mill:
- Gallia County (The home county of Woods Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Vinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rio Grande
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Rodney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Cora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Mills Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Westbrook Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Kyger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Wigner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wigner is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigner
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Albany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pratts Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pratts Fork is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Fork
- Shade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Carsey Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carsey Town is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsey Town
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Rempel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Pattonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Blackfork Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blackfork Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfork Junction
- Petrea
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Wellston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Glen Roy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Altoona
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Coalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Waterloo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Sherritts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sherritts is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherritts
- Greasy Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
- Johns Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
- Vernon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Aid
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Aid is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aid
- Scottown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scottown is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottown
- Willow Wood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Willow Wood is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
- Linnville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Pedro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pedro is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedro
- Andis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Kitts Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Athalia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Athalia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Meigs County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Langsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Lima
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lima is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Middleport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Thomas Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Village is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Village
- Pomeroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Welshtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Welshtown is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshtown
- Syracuse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Letart Falls is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letart Falls
- Plants
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plants is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plants
- Racine
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Scioto County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Hales Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hales Creek is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Creek
- South Webster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scioto Furnace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Scioto Furnace is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scioto Furnace
- Harrison Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Mills
- Minford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Purdy Corners is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corners
- Slocum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Slocum has also been known as:
- Slocums Station
- Wait
- Watt
- Powellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powellsville is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellsville
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Wilkesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Arbaugh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Oreton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Vales Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Hamden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ural ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Zaleski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Stella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Cabell County (WV)
- Crown City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crown City is located in Cabell County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown City
- Jackson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Huntsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Willow Grove ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Angerona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Angerona is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona
- Flatwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods is located in Jackson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Ravenswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mason County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Meadowbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- York
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- York is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Point Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beale is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- West Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Columbia is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clifton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Mason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sassafras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sassafras is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Flatrock
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Brighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Fivemile
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Putnam County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Pliny
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woods Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Woods Mill.
Cemeteries Near Woods Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woods Mill.
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 Woods Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woods Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Glenn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sanctuary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Upper McCarley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lower McCarley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Koontz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gilboa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bunch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Duston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dyke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (796 more) ...
- Shields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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.<4>
While we didn't find Woods Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woods Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woods Mill, with the one closest to Woods Mill listed first.
- Vinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Porter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Porter is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Rio Grande
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Edna ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Durgan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Durgan is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgan
- Rowlesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlesville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlesville
- Ewington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Thurman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Rodney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Kerr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eno is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno
- Orpheus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Orpheus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orpheus
- Cora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woods Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woods Mill.
Newspapers Published in Woods Mill ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woods Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woods Mill, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woods Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Woods Mill:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Gallia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Jackson County
- Lawrence County
- Meigs County
- Pike County
- Scioto County
- Vinton County
- Cabell County
- Jackson County
- Mason County
- Putnam County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Woods Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woods Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |