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 Woodrow (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 Woodrow. 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 southeast 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 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.
Woodrow is located in Giles 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 Giles County: Limestone (AL), Lawrence, Lincoln, Marshall & Maury.
Below are the counties that are near Woodrow. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodrow:
- Giles County (The home county of Woodrow)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Wheelerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Aymett Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aymett Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Dickson Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Powell Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Trigg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Ardmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gordon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Whitaker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Palmetto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Shelbyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Garner Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Garner Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 309 people
- Lexie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Fall River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- New Prospect
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Appleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Webber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Leoma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Dellrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boonshill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Pearl City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Hughey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Molino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Harms
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Cash Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Camargo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Fayetteville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Park City Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Delina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Cornersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Yell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Talley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Cochran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Belfast
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Globe
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Orrs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Lewisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- South Berlin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Berlin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Culleoka
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Scribner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
- Southport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Screamer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Philadelphia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Estimated population in 2014: 683 people
- Broadview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Leftwich
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Leftwich is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich
- Enterprise
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Scotts Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Lynchburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Countyline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Ridgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Colbert County (AL)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Lauderdale County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Bethel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Limestone County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Ardmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Pettusville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Caro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Caro is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Elkmont
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Center Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Hay's Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Lester
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Fairmount
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Athens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Athens is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <1>
- Cairo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Madison County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Elkwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Madison Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harvest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Jeff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Meridianville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Hillsboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Moore's Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- New Market
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Normal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodrow, see our County-by-County Page for Woodrow.
Cemeteries Near Woodrow ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodrow.
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 Woodrow - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodrow covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Russell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hereford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Thorpe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McBurg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rambo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Youngs Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Phelps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Minatra Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- George Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (1434 more) ...
- Gunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Allsup Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 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 Woodrow in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodrow.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodrow, with the one closest to Woodrow listed first.
- Millville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bradshaw is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Bunker Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Bryson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bryson is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Dellrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Boonshill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Conway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Conway is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Elkton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elkton is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Hughey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Delina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sumac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sumac is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Diana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Diana is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diana
- Blanche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodrow. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodrow.
Newspapers Published in Woodrow ...
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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodrow.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodrow, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodrow.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Woodrow:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Giles County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Moore County
- Colbert County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Woodrow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Woodrow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |