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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 Woody (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 Woody. 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 northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Woody is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Bledsoe, Fentress, Morgan, Putnam, Rhea, Roane, Van Buren & White.

Below are the counties that are near Woody. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woody:

  • Cumberland County     (The home county of Woody)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woody, with the one closest to Woody listed first.
    • Creston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dykes Crossroads
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
    • Howard Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Crossville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Greenbriar Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
    • Woodlands
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlands is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlands
      • Estimated population in 2014: 369 people
    • Pleasant Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairfield Glade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Neverfail ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Pomeroy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Tansi Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lantana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Center Ford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
  • Bledsoe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woody, with the one closest to Woody listed first.
    • Winesap
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ninemile
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Fentress County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woody, with the one closest to Woody listed first.
    • Clarkrange
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Grimsley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Wilder
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cumberland Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
    • Allardt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooper
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Cooper is located in Fentress County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
    • Jamestown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Little Crab
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Armathwaite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
      • Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
  • Morgan County
  • Overton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woody, with the one closest to Woody listed first.
    • Obey City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Obey City is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
    • Lovejoy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanging Limb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bushing ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bushing is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
    • Qualls ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Qualls is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
    • Beaver Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Poteet ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Poteet is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
    • Oak Dale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Oak Dale is located in Overton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
      • Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
    • Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Livingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Garretts Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Free Communion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woody, with the one closest to Woody listed first.
    • Monterey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Burnett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Burnett is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Estimated population in 2014: 418 people
    • Jeremiah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shennon Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
    • White Plains
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • White Plains is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
      • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
    • Algood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Park Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Park Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
    • Southtown Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
    • Bangham Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
    • Cookeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Avoton ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Burgess
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Huntland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Huntland is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
      • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
  • Rhea County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woody, with the one closest to Woody listed first.
    • Roddy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakewood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woody, with the one closest to Woody listed first.
    • Glen Alice
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakemont Heights
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
      • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
    • Rockwood
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cardiff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • College Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • College Grove is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
      • Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
    • Pioneer Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Postoak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Emory Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Bazel Town
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Bazel Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
    • Midtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Midtown is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
  • Scott County
  • Van Buren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woody, with the one closest to Woody listed first.
    • Sweetgum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cummingsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Meade ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Meade is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
  • White County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woody, see our County-by-County Page for Woody.

Cemeteries Near Woody ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woody.

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 Woody - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woody covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woody, with the one closest to Woody listed first.

  • Tate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woody Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Goss Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Braddock Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Tabor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Dickerson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Terrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Turner Cemetery #2
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Fredonia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (683 more) ...
    • Green Acres Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tolletts Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmore Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Woody had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Woody, with the one closest to Woody listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woody. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woody.

Newspapers Published in Woody ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woody.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woody, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woody.

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 Woody:

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 Woody, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woody) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.