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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 Woodbine (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 Woodbine. 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 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.

Woodbine is located in Cooke County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cooke County: Love (OK), Denton, Grayson, Montague & Wise.

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

  • Cooke County     (The home county of Woodbine)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbine, with the one closest to Woodbine listed first.
    • Oak Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Lake Kiowa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Callisburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Burns City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Gainesville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bloomfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Lindsay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Valley View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hemming
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Coesfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Dexter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Era
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbine, with the one closest to Woodbine listed first.
    • Celina
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Weston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prosper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhea Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Van Alstyne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mantua ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mantua is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Rockhill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbine, with the one closest to Woodbine listed first.
    • Pilot Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sanger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Aubrey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bolivar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Krugerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Cross Roads
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Providence Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Krum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • Denton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Little Elm
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbine, with the one closest to Woodbine listed first.
    • Whitesboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Collinsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Sadler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Tioga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Sandusky
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Basin Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Southmayd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Gage
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Gordonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dorchester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Cedar Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
  • Montague County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbine, with the one closest to Woodbine listed first.
    • Hardy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Hardy is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
    • Saint Jo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbine, with the one closest to Woodbine listed first.
    • Slidell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bryan County (OK)
  • Love County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbine, with the one closest to Woodbine listed first.
    • Thackerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Burneyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jimtown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Leon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Leon is located in Love County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <1>
  • Marshall County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodbine, with the one closest to Woodbine listed first.
    • Shay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • Lebanon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near Woodbine ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodbine.

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

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

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

  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Nelson Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Este Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Herod - Morris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dervin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Clark County Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dye Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dye Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Whitesboro.
    • The Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ben Dye Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973820 <2>
  • Redmond Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Turner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Welch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (211 more) ...
    • Diamond Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Akers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Woodbine had a population of 183 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Custer City ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Custer City is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
  • Callisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Gainesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Collinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
  • Bloomfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Balm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Balm is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
  • Ethel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ethel is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Sadler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tioga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tioga is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
  • Lindsay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Valley View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandusky
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Basin Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs

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

Newspapers Published in Woodbine ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodbine.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodbine, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodbine.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Woodbine:

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>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- Woodbine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Woodbine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.