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 Woodridge (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 Woodridge. 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 southwest 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 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 west 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.
Woodridge is located in Spartanburg 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 Spartanburg County: Polk (NC), Rutherford (NC), Cherokee, Greenville, Laurens & Union.
Below are the counties that are near Woodridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodridge:
- Spartanburg County (The home county of Woodridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Gramling
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Inman Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Inman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Campobello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fingerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wellford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Landrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Southern Shops
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson County
- Powderville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Chesnee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Gaffney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- East Gaffney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Gowensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Greer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
- Highland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Chick Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Taylors
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tigerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Gate Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Gate Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Village
- Pelham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Wade Hampton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wade Hampton is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Hampton
- Merrittsville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Merrittsville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrittsville
- Five Forks
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Paris
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Paris is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Laurens County
- Green Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Pickens County
- Dacusville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Colerain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Colerain is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
- Jonesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Cliffside
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Boiling Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Mooresboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Henderson County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Saluda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tuxedo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Zirconia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Claremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- East Flat Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upward
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upward is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- Dana
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Dana is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Flat Rock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Barker Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barker Heights is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
- Willow Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Carolina Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Polk County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Tryon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Melrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Mill Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Rutherford County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Holly Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Harris
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Shiloh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Sandy Mush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Rutherfordton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Alexander Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Bakersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Henrietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Caroleen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Forest City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Spindale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Ruth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Transylvania County (NC)
- Cedar Mountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodridge, see our County-by-County Page for Woodridge.
Cemeteries Near Woodridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodridge.
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 Woodridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gramling UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ft. Prince Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gowansville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (421 more) ...
- Zoar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mosse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Woodridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodridge, with the one closest to Woodridge listed first.
- Inman
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Campton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Campton is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton
- Campobello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andover ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Andover is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Mount Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- New Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Wellford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fingerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gowensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Tyger ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tyger is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyger
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Landrum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mitchell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Fairforest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- O'Neal is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodridge.
Newspapers Published in Woodridge ...
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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodridge, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodridge.
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 Woodridge:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Spartanburg County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Laurens County
- Pickens County
- Union County
- Cleveland County
- Henderson County
- Polk County
- Rutherford County
- Transylvania 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> | 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- Woodridge) 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 Woodridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |