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 Wood Forest (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 Wood Forest. 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 Wood Forest ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Wood Forest: Wood Frst.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Wood Forest. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wood Forest.
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 northeast 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 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.
Wood Forest is located in York County.
To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Cleveland (NC), Gaston (NC), Mecklenburg (NC), Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Wood Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Wood Forest:
- York County (The home county of Wood Forest)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Forest, with the one closest to Wood Forest listed first.
- Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- India Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Tega Cay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Riverview is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Fort Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Wylie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lesslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roddey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Filbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Catawba
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Forest, with the one closest to Wood Forest listed first.
- Kings Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Blacksburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Forest, with the one closest to Wood Forest listed first.
- Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Edgemoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lowrys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Eureka Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Richburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fort Lawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gayle Mill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Cabal
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Cornwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Blackstock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Forest, with the one closest to Wood Forest listed first.
- Camp Cox
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Indian Land
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Springdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springdell is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
- Van Wyck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Caskey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caskey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
- Irwin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lancaster Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
- Lancaster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Bell Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Forest, with the one closest to Wood Forest listed first.
- Lockhart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Forest, with the one closest to Wood Forest listed first.
- Kings Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Grover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Earl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Stony Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Light Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Patterson Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Gaston County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Forest, with the one closest to Wood Forest listed first.
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Cramerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Belmont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- South Gastonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Brown Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brown Town is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- McAdenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lowell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gastonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ranlo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Mount Holly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln County (NC)
- Lowesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Mecklenburg County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Forest, with the one closest to Wood Forest listed first.
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Yorkmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Dalton Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Weddington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Providence ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Wilmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Biddleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Chantilly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
- Charlotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Union County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Wood Forest, with the one closest to Wood Forest listed first.
- Marvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
- Waxhaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Jaars
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
- Wesley Chapel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Indian Trail
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jackson
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Stallings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lake Park is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
- Hemby Bridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hemby Bridge is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
- Carmel Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Wood Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Wood Forest.
Cemeteries Near Wood Forest ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wood Forest.
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 Wood Forest - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Wood Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Wood Forest, with the one closest to Wood Forest listed first.
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barber Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grandview Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Memorial Park
- The Grandview Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Grand View Memorial Park
- Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Laurelwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rowell, Bates, & Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Unity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- O'Zion AME Zion Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (217 more) ...
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fishing Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Wood Forest in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wood Forest.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Wood Forest, with the one closest to Wood Forest listed first.
- Belmont ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Belmont is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Newport
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Newport is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- India Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- India Hook is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
- Rock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tirzah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tirzah is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tirzah
- Fort Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lesslie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lesslie is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Smith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Roddey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roddey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
- Roddey has also been known as:
- Coates Tavern
- Barberville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Barberville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Steel Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
- Filbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Filbert is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Wood Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wood Forest.
Newspapers Published in Wood Forest ...
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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wood Forest.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wood Forest, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wood Forest.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Wood Forest:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to York County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Lancaster County
- Union County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Union County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South Carolina
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Wood Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Wood Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |