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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 Woodville (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 Woodville. 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 doctors 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.

Woodville is located in Tyler County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tyler County: Angelina, Hardin, Jasper & Polk.

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

  • Tyler County     (The home county of Woodville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
    • Doucette
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ivanhoe North
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe North came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
      • Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
    • Ivanhoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
      • Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,438 people
    • Hillister
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Colmesneil
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Warren
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Chester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spurger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Peach Tree Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Tree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
      • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
    • Fred
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Angelina County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
    • Martin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Martin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
      • Martin is located in Angelina County
    • Dolan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
      • Dolan is located in Angelina County
    • Nancy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
      • Nancy is located in Angelina County
    • Parker Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
      • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
    • Manning ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Manning is located in Angelina County
    • Zavalla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Hardin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
    • Village Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mills
      • Village Mills is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village Mills <1>
    • Bragg ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
      • Bragg is located in Hardin County
    • Votaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Votaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Votaw
      • Votaw is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Votaw <1>
    • Kountze
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Thicket
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thicket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thicket
      • Thicket is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thicket <1>
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
    • Beech Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
      • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
    • Harveytown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
      • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
    • Jasper
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sam Rayburn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
    • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Thicket Creekmore Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Thicket Creekmore Village
      • Big Thicket Creekmore Village is located in Liberty County
    • Fuqua ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
      • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
    • Rye
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Liberty County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <1>
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodville, with the one closest to Woodville listed first.
    • Dallardsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
      • Barnes is located in Polk County
    • Barnum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Barnum is located in Polk County
    • Oak Shade
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
      • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
    • Lily Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
      • Lily Island is located in Polk County
    • Camden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Camden is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <1>
    • Moscow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
      • Moscow is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
    • Leggett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leggett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
      • Leggett is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leggett <1>
    • Seven Oaks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Schwab City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwab City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
      • Schwab City is located in Polk County
    • New Willard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Willard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
      • New Willard is located in Polk County
    • Corrigan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ace
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ace
      • Ace is located in Polk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ace <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Woodville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Steeles Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steeles Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steeles Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Justis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Justis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Justis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Egypt Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egypt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egypt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goalsbee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goalsbee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goalsbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hardshell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardshell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardshell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Chapel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the East Chapel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the East Chapel Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the east of Spurger.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484785 <6>
  • Allison Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hubert Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (136 more) ...
    • Warren Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mann Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • George Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Woodville had a population of 518 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Woodville had a population of 2,442 people.

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

  • Hillister
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Colmesneil
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Warren
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hyatt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
    • Hyatt is located in Tyler County
  • Town Bluff
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
    • Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
  • Chester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallardsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spurger
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Rockland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
    • Rockland is located in Tyler County
  • Hortense
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hortense have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
    • Hortense is located in Polk County
  • Beech Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beech Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
    • Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
  • Barnum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
    • Barnum is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Village Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Mills
      • Village Mills is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Village Mills <1>
    • Magnolia Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
      • Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
    • Erin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
      • Erin is located in Jasper County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Woodville ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Woodville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Woodville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Woodville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Woodville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Woodville:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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- Woodville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7742, Longitude: -94.4235       In this case, the coordinates for Woodville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Woodville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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