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 Woodland (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 Woodland. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
Woodland is located in Mifflin County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mifflin County: Centre, Huntingdon, Juniata, Snyder & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Woodland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodland:
- Mifflin County (The home county of Woodland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Milroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lumber City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lumber City is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Reedsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Yeagertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kishacoquillas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Burnham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Park is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
- Juniata Terrace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Juniata Terrace is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lewistown Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alfarata
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alfarata is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfarata
- Allegheny County
- Bloomfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Centre County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Fruittown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fruittown is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruittown
- Potters Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Centre Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Centre Hill is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hill
- Centre Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boalsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Hall
- Spring Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zerby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zerby is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby
- Panorama Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Penn Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Penn Hall is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Hall
- Lemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houserville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Houserville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houserville
- Pine Grove Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Lamar
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tylersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tylersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Abdera
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Abdera is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdera
- Greenburr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenburr is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburr
- Cedar Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Rote
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Rote is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rote
- Salona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Salona is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
- Loganton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Huntingdon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Ennisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ennisville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennisville
- Donation
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Donation is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donation
- Neffs Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Neffs Mills is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs Mills
- Mill Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dungarvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dungarvin is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungarvin
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Huntingdon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Stars
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Seven Stars is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Mount Union
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntingdon Furnace
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Huntingdon Furnace is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon Furnace
- Birdville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
- Mapleton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Juniata County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Mifflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mifflin is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Mifflintown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Doyles Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Doyles Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyles Mills
- Old Port
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Port is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Port
- Port Royal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Reeds Gap is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Gap
- Mexico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mexico is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
- McAlisterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McCullochs Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McCullochs Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullochs Mills
- Swales
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Swales is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swales
- Locust Run
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Run is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Run
- East Rutherford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Rutherford is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rutherford
- Peru Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peru Mills is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Mills
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Ickesburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ickesburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ickesburg
- Eshcol
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eshcol is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eshcol
- Kistler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kistler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kistler
- Bixler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bixler is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixler
- Cisna Run
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cisna Run is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisna Run
- Millerstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Germantown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Centre
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centre is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Elliottsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elliottsburg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsburg
- Alinda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alinda is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alinda
- Blain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Landisburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Snyder County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Bannerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bannerville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannerville
- McClure
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- Beaver Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Beaver Springs is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
- Benfer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Benfer is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benfer
- Troxelville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Troxelville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxelville
- Beavertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Paxtonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Paxtonville is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxtonville
- Coon Hunter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coon Hunter is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Hunter
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Cherry Run
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Run is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Pardee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Glen Iron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Iron is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iron
- Laurelton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelton
- Hartleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hartleton is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Millmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodland, see our County-by-County Page for Woodland.
Cemeteries Near Woodland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland.
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 Woodland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Lane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hooleys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rothrock - Hoyt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ohey Sholum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Furnace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lind Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Tomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Juniata Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the southwest of Lewistown.
- The Juniata Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Juniata Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45212 <3>
- Alfarata Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Woodland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodland, with the one closest to Woodland listed first.
- Reedsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Milroy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Honey Creek is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Naginey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Naginey is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naginey
- Kishacoquillas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kishacoquillas is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kishacoquillas
- Yeagertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vira
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vira is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vira
- Siglerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Siglerville is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siglerville
- Potters Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Potters Mills is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Mills
- Lewistown Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tusseyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tusseyville is located in Centre County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusseyville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Maitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maitland is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Belleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodland.
Newspapers Published in Woodland ...
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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodland.
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 Woodland:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Mifflin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Centre County
- Clinton County
- Franklin County
- Huntingdon County
- Juniata County
- Perry County
- Snyder County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Woodland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |