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 Woods Crossroads (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 Woods Crossroads. 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 Woods Crossroads ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Woods Crossroads: Woods Xrds.
- While the name of this community is Woods Crossroads, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Woods Crossroads may originally have been Wood's Crossroads.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Woods Crossroads might be written as Wood Crossroads.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Woods Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Woods Crossroads.
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.
Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County: James City, King and Queen, Middlesex & York.
Below are the counties that are near Woods Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woods Crossroads:
- Gloucester County (The home county of Woods Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Adner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Ark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Glenns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Belroi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belroi is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belroi
- Gloucester Courthouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Money
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Money is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money
- North
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clay Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- York View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- York View is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York View
- Roanes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- White Marsh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Ruthville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Charles City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Essex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Bowlers Wharf
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bowlers Wharf is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlers Wharf
- Dunnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Tavern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Hampton City
- Newgate Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
- Isle of Wight County
- Rushmere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rushmere is located in Isle of Wight County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmere
- James City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Norge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- King and Queen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Plain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Mattaponi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- King and Queen Court House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cumnor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Contra
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Contra is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contra
- Crouch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crouch is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch
- Walkerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walkerton is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerton
- Bruington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bruington is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruington
- King William County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Romancoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Romancoke is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
- Lanesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Rumford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rumford is located in King William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumford
- Lancaster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Millenbeck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Weems
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Ottoman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Irvington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Stone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Monaskon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Griffins Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Merry Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Ocran
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Kilmarnock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Westland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Mathews County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Cardinal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cardinal is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardinal
- Mathews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beaverlett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beaverlett is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverlett
- Ruff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ruff is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruff
- Susan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Susan is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan
- Diggs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Onemo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Onemo is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onemo
- Peary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Peary is located in Mathews County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peary
- New Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Saluda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Harmony Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Hartfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Urbanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Remlik
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Nesting
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nesting is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesting
- New Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Plum Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plum Point is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
- New Kent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tunstall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Tunstall is located in New Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall
- Newport News City
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Lee Hall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
- Red Hill Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
- Newport News
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bernard Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bernard Village is located in Newport News City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernard Village
- Northumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Lynhams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Lara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Remo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Blackwells
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Fleeton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Rainswood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rainswood is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainswood
- Poquoson City
- Poquoson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Simonson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Simonson is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonson
- Downings
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Downings is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
- Simons Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Simons Corner is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simons Corner
- Farnham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Farnham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
- Emmerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Emmerton is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerton
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Homewood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Scotland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scotland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Claremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Surry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beachland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Spring Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Williamsburg City
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- York County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Barlows Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
- Oaktree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Charles Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Lackey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lackey is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
- Yorktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rochambeau Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rochambeau Village is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochambeau Village
- Dare
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dare is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dare
- Yorkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woods Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Woods Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Woods Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woods Crossroads.
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 Woods Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woods Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Old Bellamy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Newington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hockley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ware Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Our Saviours Evangelical Lutheran Church City
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463455 <3>
- Centenary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Christ Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lower UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- James City Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (173 more) ...
- Abingdon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pole Bridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Woods Crossroads had a population of 132 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woods Crossroads, with the one closest to Woods Crossroads listed first.
- Plain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Ark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ark is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ark
- Sassafras
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Allmondsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Allmondsville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmondsville
- Gloucester Courthouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gloucester Courthouse is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Courthouse
- New Upton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Upton is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Upton
- Glenns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeport is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Clay Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Clay Bank is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Bank
- Stormont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stormont is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stormont
- Saluda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shacklefords
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shacklefords is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklefords
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Roanes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roanes is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanes
- White Marsh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ware Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ware Neck is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Neck
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woods Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woods Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Woods Crossroads ...
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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woods Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woods Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woods Crossroads.
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 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 Woods Crossroads:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Gloucester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charles City County
- Essex County
- Hampton City
- Isle of Wight County
- James City County
- King and Queen County
- King William County
- Lancaster County
- Mathews County
- Middlesex County
- New Kent County
- Newport News City
- Northumberland County
- Poquoson City
- Richmond County
- Surry County
- Williamsburg City
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Grafton and Hartfield. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <5> | 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- Woods Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <6> | 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 Woods Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |