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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Woodville is located in Greenville 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 Greenville County: Henderson (NC), Polk (NC), Transylvania (NC), Abbeville, Anderson, Laurens, Pickens & Spartanburg.
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:
- Greenville County (The home county of Woodville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Lickville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fork Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Golden Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Conestee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gantt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Mauldin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simpsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Fountain Inn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White Horse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Woodland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Dunean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Judson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Honea Path
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Donalds
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ware Shoals
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Due West
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Level Land
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Antreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Lake Secession
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Pelzer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Pelzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Powderville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Anderson Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Anderson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Centerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Greenwood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Hodges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cokesbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Green Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Gray Court
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Ekom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Mount Gallagher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Laurens
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Point is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Tylersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Tylersville is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
- Collins Lakeside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Newry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Utica
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Easley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Arial
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Liberty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dacusville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Central
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Norris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Pickens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clemson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Six Mile
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Knob ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Crescent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Woodruff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Green Pond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Reidville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Enoree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Lyman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Startex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wellford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roebuck
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Village
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Cooleys Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Crawfords Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
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.
- Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Waycross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lickville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Reheboth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Shoals Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cureton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (364 more) ...
- Williamston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Shoals Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Woodville had a population of 30 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
- Lickville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Pelzer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Williamston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fork Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Piedmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Toney Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
- Simpsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mauldin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Horse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Fountain Inn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Piercetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Piercetown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Honea Path
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 79 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 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. 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 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 Woodville:
- Websites specific to South Carolina
- Pages specific to Greenville County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Anderson County
- Greenwood County
- Laurens County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Hart 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> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |