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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 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 Luzerne 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 Luzerne County: Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Monroe, Schuylkill, Sullivan & Wyoming.

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:

  • Luzerne County     (The home county of Woodside)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Highlands is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
    • Freeland
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jeddo
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Eckley ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Eckley is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
      • Eckley has also been known as:
      • Eckley Miners Village
    • Ebervale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
    • White Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harleigh
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • West Hazleton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
    • Albert
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Albert is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Harwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Harwood is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
    • Conyngham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Quaker City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Quaker City is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
    • Stony Run
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Stony Run is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
    • Ededburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ededburg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ededburg
    • Grimville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Grimville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
    • Krumsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Krumsville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
    • Lenhartsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Carbon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Beaver Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Coxes Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Coxes Village is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxes Village
      • Coxes Village has also been known as:
      • Cross Village
    • Hudsondale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Hudsondale is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsondale
    • Weatherly
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tresckow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tresckow is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresckow
    • Leslie Run
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Leslie Run is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie Run
    • Mud Run
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Mud Run is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Run
    • Penn Haven Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Penn Haven Junction is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Haven Junction
    • East Side
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • East Side is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
    • Unionville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Unionville is located in Carbon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Summit Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Nesquehoning
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Berwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Foundryville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
    • Hetlerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
    • Briar Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
    • Mifflinville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Shumans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
    • Jonestown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Lime Ridge
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
    • Almedia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Almedia is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almedia
    • Mainville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Mainville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mainville
    • Zaner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Zaner is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaner
    • Aristes
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Aristes is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aristes
  • Lackawanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Lawrenceville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Lawrenceville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
    • Belian Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Belian Village is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belian Village
    • Spring Brook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
    • Moosic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <1>
    • Old Forge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Yostville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
    • Minooka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Minooka is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
    • Taylor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <1>
    • Daleville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Milwaukee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Milwaukee is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
    • Lehigh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
    • Moscow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Moscow is located in Lackawanna County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
  • Lehigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Emerald
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Emerald is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
    • Slatedale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
    • Jacksonville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jacksonville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Lochland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lochland is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochland
    • Custer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Custer is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
    • Slatington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Friedens
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Friedens is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
    • Newside
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Newside is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newside
    • Rising Sun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
    • Rockdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
    • Stines Corner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Stines Corner is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stines Corner
    • Balliettsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Locust Lakes Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Locust Lakes Village is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Lakes Village
    • Kresgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Long Pond
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Pocono Pines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gilbert
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • McMichael
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • McMichael is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
    • Brodheadsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pocono Summit
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Rossland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Rossland is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
    • Mount Pocono
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tobyhanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Appenzell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Appenzell is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
  • Northampton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Berlinsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
    • Danielsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Walnutport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherryville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lockport is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
    • Arndts
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Arndts is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
    • Kreidersville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
    • Northampton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Northumberland County
    • Mount Carmel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Kelayres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
    • McAdoo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • McAdoo is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdoo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,147 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdoo <1>
    • Coaldale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Lofty
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
    • Hometown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
    • Oneida
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Sheppton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Delano
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Delano is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
    • Girard Manor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Girard Manor is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Manor
    • Grier City - Park Crest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grier City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grier City is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier City
    • Nuremberg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.
    • Mill City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mill City is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
    • Beaumont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Beaumont is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Noxen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Vernon is located in Wyoming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon

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.

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 Woodside in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodside.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodside, with the one closest to Woodside listed first.

  • Drifton
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Drifton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drifton
  • Freeland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Oakdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Oakdale is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
  • Jeddo
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Foundryville ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Foundryville is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
  • Upper Lehigh
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Upper Lehigh is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lehigh
  • Ebervale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
  • Eckley ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eckley is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
    • Eckley has also been known as:
    • Eckley Miners Village
  • Sandy Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Sandy Run is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Run
  • Milnesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Milnesville is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnesville
  • Harleigh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Buck Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mountain
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • White Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaver Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Saint Johns
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

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 32 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 12 miles [19.3 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 start with 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 Woodside:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodside) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.