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 Woodville (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 Woodville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Woodville is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of the state's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: New London (CT), Windham (CT), Dukes (MA), Suffolk (NY), Bristol, Kent & Newport.
Below are the counties that are near Woodville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodville:
- Washington County (The home county of Woodville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Alton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Carolina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Canonchet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Burdickville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burdickville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Hope Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Hopkinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,095 people
- Hopkinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Kenyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bradford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Charlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,836 people
- Ashaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Bristol County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Annawomscutt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt
- Barrington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
- Bristol
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Barrington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barrington is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
- Bristol
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
- Coggeshall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coggeshall is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
- Warren
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- West Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,418 people
- Kitts Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kitts Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Corner
- Gortons Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gortons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gortons Corner
- Coventry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,931 people
- Greene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greene is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- East Greenwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
- Shippee Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shippee Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner
- Spring Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Rice City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rice City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice City
- Coventry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coventry is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Quidnick
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Quidnick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick
- East Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Greenwich is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich
- West Warwick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- West Warwick is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick
- Newport County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Clarks Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Clarks Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jamestown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Brenton Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Brenton Village is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village
- Newport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
- Lawtons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lawtons is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons
- Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Newport East
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Newport East is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East
- Middletown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Middletown is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
- Prudence Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Prudence Island is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prudence Island
- Melville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Melville is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Portsmouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
- Portsmouth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Portsmouth is located in Newport County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
- Providence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Kent ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Clayville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clayville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayville
- Richmond ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Richmond is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ashland ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Foster
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Foster is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Oaklawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oaklawn is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn
- Simmons Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Simmons Corner is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Corner
- Meshanticut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Meshanticut is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut
- Sockanosset
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sockanosset is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset
- Chopmist
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Chopmist is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chopmist
- Garden City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knightsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Knightsville is located in Providence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
- Middlesex County (CT)
- Crowley Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crowley Corner is located in Middlesex County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley Corner
- New London County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- North Stonington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
- Pawcatuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- North Stonington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clarks Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarks Village is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village
- Voluntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Voluntown is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
- Wequetequock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wequetequock is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetequock
- Glasgo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Voluntown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,566 people
- Stonington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mashantucket
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Griswold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Griswold is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
- Old Mystic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Windham County (CT)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Ekonk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk
- Oneco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sterling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
- Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Plainfield Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield Village is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Village
- Plainfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Almyville is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville
- Moosup
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Central Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canterbury is located in Windham County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canterbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,088 people
- Wauregan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodville, see our County-by-County Page for Woodville.
Cemeteries Near Woodville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodville.
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 Woodville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Nathan Kinyon Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Doctor Isaac Collins Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fones Palmer Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wilbur Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hezekiah Collins Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boss Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hoxsie - Cayer Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Palmer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nathan Collins Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Worden Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Witter Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Elias Lewis Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (643 more) ...
- Babcock Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Noyes - Wells Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fenner Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Woodville had a population of 136 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Wood River Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wood River Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River Junction
- Canonchet
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Canonchet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonchet
- Carolina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Carolina is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wyoming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Hope Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hope Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Valley
- Hopkinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hopkinton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinton
- Ashaway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashaway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashaway
- Shannock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shannock is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannock
- Kenyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kenyon is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Rockville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rockville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Clarks Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarks Falls is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Falls
- Potter Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Potter Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Laurel Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Glen is located in New London County (CT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Glen
- Charlestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charlestown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Usquepaug
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Usquepaug is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usquepaug
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodville.
Newspapers Published in Woodville ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodville, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodville.
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 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 Woodville:
- Websites specific to Rhode Island
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bristol County
- Kent County
- Newport County
- Providence County
- Middlesex County
- New London County
- Windham County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island
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> | 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 Woodville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Woodville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |