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 Woodland Hills Village (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 Woodland Hills Village. 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.
Name Variations for Woodland Hills Village ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Woodland Hills Village: Woodland Hills Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Woodland Hills Village is located in Harris 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 Harris County: Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Liberty, Montgomery & Waller.
Below are the counties that are near Woodland Hills Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodland Hills Village:
- Harris County (The home county of Woodland Hills Village)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills Village, with the one closest to Woodland Hills Village listed first.
- Elm Grove Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Sherwood Trails Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bear Branch Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bear Branch Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch Village
- Greentree Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Hunter Ridge Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
- Kingwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Intercontinental Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Atascocita
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Humble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spears Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spears Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
- Sandpiper Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills Village, with the one closest to Woodland Hills Village listed first.
- Mont Belvieu
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Baytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old River - Winfree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old River - Winfree is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old River - Winfree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Liberty County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills Village, with the one closest to Woodland Hills Village listed first.
- Plum Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Gum Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Stilson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Stilson is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilson
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nimrod is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Cleveland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Kenefick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kenefick is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Dayton Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Liberty
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ames
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ames is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
- Coushatta Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coushatta Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coushatta Village
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills Village, with the one closest to Woodland Hills Village listed first.
- Porter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Caney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodbranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Roman Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people
- Porter Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Porter Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Heights
- Patton Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Splendora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Chateau Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chateau Woods is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Grangerland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge North
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shenandoah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- San Jacinto County
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodland Hills Village, see our County-by-County Page for Woodland Hills Village.
Cemeteries Near Woodland Hills Village ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland Hills Village.
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 Woodland Hills Village - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodland Hills Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodland Hills Village, with the one closest to Woodland Hills Village listed first.
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- The White Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Humble Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rosewood Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huffman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calvary Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
- The Calvary Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eternity Park Cemetery
- Forest Lawn North Cemetery
- Eternity Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huffman Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mueschke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aldine Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (139 more) ...
- Brookside Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vick Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mizell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<3>
While we didn't find Woodland Hills Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodland Hills Village.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodland Hills Village, with the one closest to Woodland Hills Village listed first.
- Humble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Caney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sheldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Crosby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aldine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cleveland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lynchburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Houston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Conroe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Egypt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Magnolia Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Harrisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodland Hills Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodland Hills Village.
Newspapers Published in Woodland Hills Village ...
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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland Hills Village.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland Hills Village, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodland Hills Village.
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 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 Woodland Hills Village:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Harris County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Liberty County
- Montgomery County
- San Jacinto County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 Woodland Hills Village, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodland Hills Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |