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 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.
Name Variations for Woodville ...
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.
In past government published Postal Guides, Woodville was referred to as Woodville Courthouse.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Woodville. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woodville.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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.
Woodville is located in Tyler County and is the County Seat.
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 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)
- Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
- Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
- Ivanhoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- 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)
- Town Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
- 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)
- Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
- 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)
- Martin is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Dolan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dolan is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
- Nancy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nancy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Parker Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Point is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Point
- Manning ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Manning is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- 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)
- Bragg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bragg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
- Votaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kountze
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thicket
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Harveytown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Harveytown is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
- 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)
- Fuqua ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fuqua is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua
- Rye
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Barnes is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Barnum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Oak Shade
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Shade is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Shade
- Lily Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lily Island is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
- Indian Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Camden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leggett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Schwab City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Schwab City is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab City
- New Willard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
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.
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 Woodville - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steeles Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Justis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Egypt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goalsbee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hardshell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allison Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hubert Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (136 more) ...
- Warren Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mann Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- George Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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.<4>
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)
- Hyatt is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Town Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
- 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)
- Rockland is located in Tyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Hortense
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hortense is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
- Beech Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Barnum
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barnum is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Village Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Erin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Erin is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
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]<2> of Woodville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Woodville:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Tyler County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Hardin County
- Jasper County
- Liberty County
- Polk 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Woodville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Woodville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |