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 Heights (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 Heights. 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 Woodland Heights ...
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 Woodland Heights: Woodland Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Woodland Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodland Heights.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.
Woodland Heights is located in Pickens 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 Pickens County: Transylvania (NC), Anderson, Greenville & Oconee.
Below are the counties that are near Woodland Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodland Heights:
- Pickens County (The home county of Woodland Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Heights, with the one closest to Woodland Heights listed first.
- Clemson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Isaqueena Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Six Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pickens
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arial
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Easley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nine Times
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Crow Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Sunset
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dacusville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Heights, with the one closest to Woodland Heights listed first.
- Honea Path
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antreville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Lake Secession
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Level Land
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Heights, with the one closest to Woodland Heights listed first.
- Pendleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- La France
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leisure Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Townville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Anderson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Price ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Price is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Heights, with the one closest to Woodland Heights listed first.
- Golden Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- White Horse
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Gantt
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Parker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Welcome
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Pine Hill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Berea
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- City View
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Dunean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Judson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Sans Souci
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Conestee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Heights, with the one closest to Woodland Heights listed first.
- Newry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- West Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walhalla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Play
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westminster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tamassee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Harbin ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Harbin is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
- Madison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Franklin County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Heights, with the one closest to Woodland Heights listed first.
- Gumlog
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gumlog is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gumlog
- Lavonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Canon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parhams is located in Franklin County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parhams
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Heights, with the one closest to Woodland Heights listed first.
- Crawfords Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Reed Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Cooleys Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Maretts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
- Dooleys Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Hartwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Flat Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Bowersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Heights, with the one closest to Woodland Heights listed first.
- Avalon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Avalon is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Martin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jarrett is located in Stephens County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
- Eastanollee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Toccoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodland Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Woodland Heights.
Cemeteries Near Woodland Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland Heights.
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 Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodland Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodland Heights, with the one closest to Woodland Heights listed first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Stone Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Boggs Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs Family Cemetery
- The Boggs Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aaron Boggs Cemetery
- Pendleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemetery Hill
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Olive Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Simpson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corinth Baptist Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Welcome Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wildwood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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>
While we didn't find Woodland Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodland Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodland Heights, with the one closest to Woodland Heights listed first.
- Pendleton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Central
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Denver is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Townville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Six Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Piercetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Piercetown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Retreat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Retreat is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- West Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Play
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodland Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodland Heights.
Newspapers Published in Woodland Heights ...
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 15 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland Heights, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodland Heights.
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 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 Woodland Heights:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Pickens County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Greenville County
- Oconee County
- Franklin County
- Hart County
- Stephens 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> | 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 Heights, 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- Woodland Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |