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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 Woods Run (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 Run. 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.

Cemeteries Near Woods Run ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woods Run.

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 Woods Run covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Potters Field Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • French Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Yorktown National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yorktown National Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yorktown National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warwick River Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Post Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Post Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Peninsula Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peninsula Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peninsula Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Curtis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Curtis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hopson Gravesite
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopson Gravesite
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopson Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hopkins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cheesecake Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Woods Run in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woods Run.

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

  • Oriana
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oriana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriana
    • Oriana is located in Newport News City
  • Lee Hall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
    • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City
  • Denbigh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denbigh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbigh
    • Denbigh is located in Newport News City
  • Grafton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Grafton is located in York County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grafton <4>
  • Yorktown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gloucester Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Point
    • Gloucester Point is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloucester Point <4>
  • Menchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menchville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menchville
    • Menchville is located in Newport News City
  • Newport News
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Grove is located in James City County
  • Achilles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
    • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
  • Homewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Homewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Surry County
  • Morrison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Newport News City
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    • Ordinary
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Severn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Severn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severn
      • Severn is located in Gloucester County
    • White Marsh
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Marsh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Marsh
      • White Marsh is located in Gloucester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Marsh <4>

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

Newspapers Published in Woods Run ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woods Run.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woods Run, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woods Run.

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 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 Run:

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 Woods Run, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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- Woods Run) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woods Run. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1756, Longitude: -76.5328       In this case, the coordinates for Woods Run have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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