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 Woodside (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 Woodside. 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 northwest 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 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.
Woodside is located in Wood 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 Wood County: Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Putnam, Sandusky & Seneca.
Below are the counties that are near Woodside. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodside:
- Wood County (The home county of Woodside)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Bradner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wayne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Luckey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Risingsun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Six Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- West Millgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Lemoyne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lemoyne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoyne
- Jerry City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jerry City is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Bowling Green
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Portage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
- Dowling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Swanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ai
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ai is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Arcadia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Van Buren
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wineland ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wineland is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wineland
- West Independence
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Independence is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
- Findlay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- McComb
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Vanlue
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Vanlue is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Lewisburg ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewisburg is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Benton Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Moffitt ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moffitt is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Deshler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- McClure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Colton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Colton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Grelton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Grelton is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grelton
- Liberty Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Malinta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hamler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lucas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Waterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maumee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tondagamies Village is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tondagamies Village
- Bailey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey has also been known as:
- Bailey Station
- East Toledo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- East Toledo is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Toledo
- Air Line Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Air Line Junction is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Line Junction
- Oregon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Whitehouse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Toledo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yondota
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Yondota is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yondota
- Bono
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bono is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Elmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clay Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clay Center is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Rocky Ridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Curtice
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Harbor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lacarne
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lacarne is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacarne
- Locust Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Point is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Port Clinton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Belmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmore is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Townwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Townwood is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
- Sandusky County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Gibsonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burgoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burgoon is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgoon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Lindsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gabels Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gabels Corner is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabels Corner
- Stony Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stony Prairie is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Prairie
- Ballville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ballville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballville
- Fremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kingsway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kingsway is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Shorewood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shorewood Village is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood Village
- Green Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Green Creek is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Seneca County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Fostoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bettsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Linden ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Linden is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Maple Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Bascom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cromers is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
- Fort Seneca
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Seneca is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seneca
- Alvada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alvada is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
- Watson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Seneca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson has also been known as:
- Watson Station
- Watsons Station
- Green Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- New Riegel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Tiffin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wyandot County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Carey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Mexico
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Wyandot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- Monroe County (MI)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Vienna Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vienna Junction is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Lambertville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Corners is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Havre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Havre is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
- Temperance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Erie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vienna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vienna is located in Monroe County (MI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodside, see our County-by-County Page for Woodside.
Cemeteries Near Woodside ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodside.
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 Woodside - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodside covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Eisenhour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brandeberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bradner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Jacobs Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pember Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Quinshan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scotch Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (340 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Woodside had a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
- Bradner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Rochester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Rochester is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Pemberville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rollersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rollersville is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollersville
- Scotch Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scotch Ridge is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotch Ridge
- Six Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Six Points is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Risingsun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Risingsun is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risingsun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
- Risingsun has also been known as:
- Risingsun village
- Luckey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Millgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Millgrove is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Gibsonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tinney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tinney is located in Sandusky County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinney
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fenton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fenton is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
- Portage
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Portage is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodside. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodside.
Newspapers Published in Woodside ...
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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodside.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodside, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodside.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Woodside:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Wood County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fulton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Lucas County
- Ottawa County
- Putnam County
- Sandusky County
- Seneca County
- Wyandot County
- Monroe 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 Woodside, 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- Woodside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |