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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 Wooded Hills (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 Wooded Hills. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Wooded Hills is located in Johnson 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 Johnson County: Bosque, Ellis, Hill, Hood, Parker, Somervell & Tarrant.

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

  • Johnson County     (The home county of Wooded Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wooded Hills, with the one closest to Wooded Hills listed first.
    • Briaroaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Burleson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lillian
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cross Timber
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Egan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Crowley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Joshua
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvarado
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Keene
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Keene is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <1>
    • Coyote Flats
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Cleburne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Godley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wooded Hills, with the one closest to Wooded Hills listed first.
    • Cedar Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ovilla
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Shamrock
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Duncanville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • DeSoto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Glenn Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cockrell Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Eagle Ford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • Estelle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
      • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
      • Jim Town Junction
    • Oak Cliff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
  • Denton County
    • Southlake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wooded Hills, with the one closest to Wooded Hills listed first.
    • Mansfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Britton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Venus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Midlothian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Auburn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Auburn is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Maypearl
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sardis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Oak Leaf
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Boz
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Boz is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boz
    • Sterrett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Red Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Waxahachie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Pecan Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Hill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wooded Hills, with the one closest to Wooded Hills listed first.
    • Covington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Itasca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Blum
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Hood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wooded Hills, with the one closest to Wooded Hills listed first.
    • Cresson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fort Spunky
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Acton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • DeCordova
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Pecan Plantation
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
    • Brazos Bend
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Brazos Bend is located in Hood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Bend
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Granbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Parker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wooded Hills, with the one closest to Wooded Hills listed first.
    • Aledo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Annetta South
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta South is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta South
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
    • Annetta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,319 people
    • Annetta North
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Annetta North is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annetta North
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Willow Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hudson Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Azle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Azle is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,607 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azle <1>
  • Somervell County
    • Nemo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wooded Hills, with the one closest to Wooded Hills listed first.
    • Retta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
    • Oak Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Rendon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
    • Everman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Kennedale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Edgecliff Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
    • Primrose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Wedgewood East
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wedgewood East is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood East
    • Saint Francis Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Johnsons Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • Pantego
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Wooded Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wooded Hills.

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 Wooded Hills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Burleson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Burleson Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cahill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marystown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Skyvue Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crowley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grimsley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Hill Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (150 more) ...
    • Everman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Keene Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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>

While we didn't find Wooded Hills in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Wooded Hills.

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

  • Burleson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pleasant Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
  • Rendon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
  • Marystown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marystown is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
  • Egan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Egan is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
  • Crowley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Joshua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mansfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Alvarado
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kennedale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Venus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Primrose
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Primrose is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
    • Cleburne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cuba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cuba is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba

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

Newspapers Published in Wooded Hills ...

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 196 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wooded Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Wooded Hills, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Wooded Hills.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wooded Hills:

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 Wooded Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wooded Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.