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 Park (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 Park. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Woodland Park is located in Richmond 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 Richmond County: Essex, Lancaster, Northumberland & Westmoreland.
Below are the counties that are near Woodland Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodland Park:
- Richmond County (The home county of Woodland Park)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Cherry Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Walmsley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Chippenham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Masons Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Ammon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Amelia Court House
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Burruss Corner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
- Ruther Glen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Penola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Penola is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Roxbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Kimages
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Ampt Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ampt Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampt Hill
- Chesterfield Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield Village
- Bensley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bensley Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley Village
- Bensley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bensley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bensley
- Bon Air
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bellwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellwood is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Drewrys Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Beulah Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beulah Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Village
- Robious
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield Court House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midlothian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Grant Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Oilville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thorncliff is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorncliff
- Goochland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maidens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Hanover County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atlee Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
- Gwathmey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gwathmey is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwathmey
- Westwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hylas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hylas is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
- Hanover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rockville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Casco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Casco is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
- Goodall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goodall is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodall
- Taylorsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Vontay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vontay is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vontay
- Doswell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Montrose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Heckler Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Heckler Village is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckler Village
- East Highland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Highland Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highland Park
- Dumbarton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Lakeside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeside is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Fort Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Highland Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sandston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chamberlayne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chamberlayne is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlayne
- Tuckahoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- King and Queen County
- Walkerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Enfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Enfield is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Manquin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Tuck Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tuck Fork is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Fork
- Lanesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Beulahville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beulahville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahville
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Willowbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willowbrook is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
- Shelfar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Tunstall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- New Kent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Huguenot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Huguenot is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguenot
- Dorset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dorset is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Pilkinton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pilkinton is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilkinton
- Michaux
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Beaumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Belona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Garysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Derby ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Newville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Burrowsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woodland Park, see our County-by-County Page for Woodland Park.
Cemeteries Near Woodland Park ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodland Park.
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 Park - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woodland Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Riverview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51878 <2>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Maury Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50668 <2>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hebrew Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173295 <2>
- Shockoe Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockoe Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shockoe Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Richmond.
- The Shockoe Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schockoe Cemetery
- Shockoe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52134 <2>
- Richmond National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Monteflore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sir Moses Montefiore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Workman's Circle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
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 Park in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woodland Park.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woodland Park, with the one closest to Woodland Park listed first.
- Bon Air
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dumbarton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dumbarton is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumbarton
- Drewrys Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Drewrys Bluff is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewrys Bluff
- Brook Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brook Hill is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Hill
- Westham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westham is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westham
- Fort Lee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Highland Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ellerson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerson is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerson
- Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Varina Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Seven Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seven Pines is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Fair Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fair Oaks is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Robious
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Robious is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robious
- Centralia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Atlee Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Atlee Station is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlee Station
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woodland Park. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woodland Park.
Newspapers Published in Woodland Park ...
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 461 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodland Park.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodland Park, there are papers which were published within 2 miles [3.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodland Park.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Park:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Richmond County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Caroline County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Goochland County
- Hanover County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Louisa County
- New Kent County
- Petersburg City
- Powhatan County
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Woodland Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |