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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 Woodland 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 Woodland 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 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.

Woodland Hills is located in Dallas 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 Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.

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

  • Dallas County     (The home county of Woodland Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Duncanville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Shamrock
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • DeSoto
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cockrell Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Glenn Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lancaster
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Oak Cliff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Ovilla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Grand Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Carrollton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hebron
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Plano
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Sachse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Southlake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Flower Mound
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trophy Club
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Westlake
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Oak Leaf
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Red Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sterrett
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Pecan Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Britton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Midlothian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sardis
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Mansfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Waxahachie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ike
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ike is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
    • Venus
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyce
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyce is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
    • Palmer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Lillian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Alvarado
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Briaroaks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Egan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
    • Burleson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cross Timber
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Crowley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Coyote Flats
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Coyote Flats is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Flats
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Grandview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Joshua
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Keene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Crandall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Forney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Heath
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <1>
    • Rosser
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Talty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Scurry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Hills, with the one closest to Woodland Hills listed first.
    • Arlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsons Station
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • University Park Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pantego
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Euless
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Kennedale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bedford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rendon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Rendon is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendon
    • Retta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Retta is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retta
    • Hurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
    • Everman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Woodland Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland 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 Woodland Hills - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Rhodes Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Trees Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Little Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wheatland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Fivemile Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Land Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Land Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Land Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
    • The Laurel Land Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • New Oak Cliff Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4768 <2>
  • Rawlins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lisbon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cockrell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fugitt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Estes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodland Hills.

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

  • Duncanville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • DeSoto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lancaster
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ovilla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lisbon is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Oak Cliff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
  • Red Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Grand Prairie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hutchins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Ford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
  • Sterrett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Dallas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dallas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <1>
    • Midlothian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wilmer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Woodland 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 274 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland Hills, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodland 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 helpful 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:

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