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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Woodford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Woodford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Woodford, please Contact Us.
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 Woodford (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 Woodford. 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Woodford is historic, it would have been located within present day Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Christian (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Robertson & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Woodford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodford:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Woodford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Sango
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Port Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Oak Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Fredonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Swan Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Saint Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Liverworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Louise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Louise Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Lockertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheap Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Sycamore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ashland City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Lillamay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Bell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Greenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Joelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morny
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Ridgetop
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Madison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Bellsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Dunn Chapel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Stayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Woods Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- White Oak Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Slayden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Charlotte
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vanleer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- White Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Dickson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Houston County
- Omega ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Stroudville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Coopertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Crunk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barren Plain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Greenbrier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Hygeia Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Throckmorton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Cumberland City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Indian Mound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Legate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Millersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Goodlettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Oak Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Herndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- LaFayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Hopkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Keysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Adairville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Schochoh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Justice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Russellville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson County (KY)
- Prices Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Guthrie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hadensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Allensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elkton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Sharon Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Allegre
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Allegre is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodford, see our County-by-County Page for Woodford.
Cemeteries Near Woodford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodford.
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 Woodford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Albright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Head Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shearon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brewers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (778 more) ...
- Pennington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Darden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elliott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.
Woodford itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodford, with the one closest to Woodford listed first.
- Sango
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grantville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Fredonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Port Royal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Thomasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Rossview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rossview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossview
- Henrietta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Turnersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Turnersville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Hampton Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hampton Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Station
- Forts ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forts is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts
- Saint Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Neptune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Southside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodford.
Newspapers Published in Woodford ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodford.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodford, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodford.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Woodford:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Sumner County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Todd County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Woodford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Woodford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |