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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 Woodford Corner (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 Woodford Corner. 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 Woodford Corner ...

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 Woodford Corner: Woodford Cor. (or less commonly used: Woodford Crn.)

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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Woodford Corner is located in Bedford County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bedford County: Amherst, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke & Rockbridge.

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

  • Bedford County     (The home county of Woodford Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodford Corner, with the one closest to Woodford Corner listed first.
    • Huddleston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Davis Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
    • Joppa Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
    • Moneta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Radford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Radford is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
    • Lowry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lowry is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
    • Bellevue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bellevue is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Goode
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clevilas ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Clevilas is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
    • Cifax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cifax is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
    • Chamblissburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodford Corner, with the one closest to Woodford Corner listed first.
    • Madison Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Joshua Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
    • Winesap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Winesap is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
    • Pedlar Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
    • Coolwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodford Corner, with the one closest to Woodford Corner listed first.
    • Spring Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
    • Spout Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
  • Bedford City
    • Bedford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Botetourt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodford Corner, with the one closest to Woodford Corner listed first.
    • Blue Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Laymantown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
    • Buchanan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lithia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lithia is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
    • Apple Tree Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
    • Runaway Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
    • Rocky Point
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Cloverdale
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Troutville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Botetourt ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
    • Daleville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Springwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Springwood is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
  • Campbell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodford Corner, with the one closest to Woodford Corner listed first.
    • Leesville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Leesville is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Lynch Station
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
    • Altavista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bedford Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
    • Timberlake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Yellow Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
    • Lawyers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
    • Powhatan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Powhatan is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
    • Gladys
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Rustburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mount Zion
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Mount Zion is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Melrose
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Melrose is located in Campbell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
  • Franklin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodford Corner, with the one closest to Woodford Corner listed first.
    • North Shore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Shore is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
    • Hales Ford ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
    • Westlake Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
    • Penhook
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Hall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Felicia ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Felicia is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
    • Laprades Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
    • Burnt Chimney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
    • Redwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Redwood is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
    • Villa ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Villa is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
    • Rocky Mount
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gogginsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodford Corner, with the one closest to Woodford Corner listed first.
    • Cody
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cody is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Leda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Leda is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leda
    • Rabat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rabat is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabat
    • Sign Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
    • Rodden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rodden is located in Halifax County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodden
  • Lynchburg City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodford Corner, with the one closest to Woodford Corner listed first.
    • Woodbine Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
    • Lynchburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lavino Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
  • Pittsylvania County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodford Corner, with the one closest to Woodford Corner listed first.
    • Hurt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
    • Pittsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
    • Brutus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
    • Gretna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <1>
    • Chalk Level
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
    • Renan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
    • Whittles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
      • Whittles has also been known as:
      • Whittle's Depot
      • Whittle's Station
    • Museville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
    • Sonans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
    • Sheva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
    • Markham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
    • Chatham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Roanoke City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodford Corner, with the one closest to Woodford Corner listed first.
    • Buena Vista
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Garden City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Roanoke
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Roanoke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodford Corner, with the one closest to Woodford Corner listed first.
    • Montgomery Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Vinton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hollins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Rockbridge County
    • Greenlee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee

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

Cemeteries Near Woodford Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodford Corner.

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 Woodford Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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>

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

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

  • Gillespie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Gillespie is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie
  • Leesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesville is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Chestnut Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chestnut Fork is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Fork
  • Otter Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Otter Hill is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hill
  • Fancy Grove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Fancy Grove is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Grove
  • Dundee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundee is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Lynch Station
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
  • Otter View ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Otter View is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter View
  • Motley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Motley is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
  • Evington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Evington is located in Campbell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evington
  • Davis Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
  • Bunker Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunker Hill is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Kasey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kasey is located in Bedford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasey
    • Brights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Brights is located in Pittsylvania County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brights
    • Moneta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Woodford Corner ...

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 12 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodford Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodford Corner, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodford Corner.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Woodford Corner:

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