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 Woolsey (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 Woolsey. 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 and doctors 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.
Woolsey is located in Prince William 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 Prince William County: Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun & Stafford.
Below are the counties that are near Woolsey. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woolsey:
- Prince William County (The home county of Woolsey)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Waterfall Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Waterfall Village is located in Prince William County
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- Catharpin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Haymarket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Broad Run Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Broad Run Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Run Village
- Bull Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
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- Crestwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crestwood Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Village
- Linton Hall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Linton Hall is located in Prince William County
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- Bataan Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bataan Village is located in Prince William County
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- Iron Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
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- Sudley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sudley is located in Prince William County
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- West Gate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gate
- Bristow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alexandria City
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Chinquapin Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Village
- Oakcrest
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oakcrest is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakcrest
- Arlandria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arlandria is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlandria
- Warwick Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Warwick Village is located in Alexandria City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick Village
- Arlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Williamsburg Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg Village
- Garden City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Brandon Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Brandon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Village
- Arlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buckingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buckingham is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
- Cherrydale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
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- Riverwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Riverwood is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood
- Arlington Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Village
- Colonial Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Lyon Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Frogtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Berrys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Arcadia Farm
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arcadia Farm is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Farm
- Millwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gaylord is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
- Waterloo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- White Post
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Culpeper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Jeffersonton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
- Elkwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Rixeyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rixeyville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixeyville
- Kellys Ford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kellys Ford is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Ford
- Eggbornsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eggbornsville is located in Culpeper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggbornsville
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfax County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- London Towne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- London Towne is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Towne
- Chantilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Centreville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Floris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Floris is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Pender
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pender is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
- Clifton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lee-Hi Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lee-Hi Village is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee-Hi Village
- Random Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Random Hills is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Hills
- Herndon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sideburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sideburn is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideburn
- Springvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Springvale is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Falls Church City
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Falls Church
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Offutt Village is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offutt Village
- West Falls Church
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Falls Church is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Falls Church
- Fauquier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Landmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Broad Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- The Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Zulla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zulla is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulla
- Belvoir ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belvoir is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvoir
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Frytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frytown is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Warrenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Catlett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Kerfoot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kerfoot is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerfoot
- Ada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ada is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Delaplane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Frederick County
- Armel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Armel is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armel
- Loudoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Lenah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Aldie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arcola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Middleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mountville is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountville
- Waxpool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waxpool is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxpool
- Welbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Welbourne is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Ashburn Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashburn Village is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Village
- Ashburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sterling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Philomont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Unison is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unison
- Manassas City
- Manassas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Manassas Park City
- Manassas Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rappahannock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Amissville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Gap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chester Gap is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Gap
- Reager
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Reager is located in Rappahannock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
- Washington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Stafford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Cropp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cropp is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cropp
- Hartwood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hartwood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwood Village
- King James Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- King James Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King James Village
- Meadowood Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meadowood Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood Village
- Aquia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Aquia is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquia
- Widewater Village at Stafford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Applewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Applewood is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewood
- Happy Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Happy Creek is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Creek
- Milldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Milldale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milldale
- Ashby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cedarville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Front Royal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riverton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Riverton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Viscose City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Viscose City is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viscose City
- Frederick County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Point-of-Rocks
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Potomac Village is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Village
- Tuscarora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Brunswick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lander
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lander is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander
- Montgomery County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Edwards Ferry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Edwards Ferry is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Ferry
- Martinsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Martinsburg is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Poolesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beallsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Darnestown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Potomac is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Potomac
- Travilah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Travilah is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travilah
- Monocacy ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Monocacy is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monocacy
- Potomac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cabin John
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dickerson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quince Orchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Quince Orchard is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quince Orchard
- Barnesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barnesville is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Kabletown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kabletown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabletown
- Bloomery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bloomery is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Woolsey, see our County-by-County Page for Woolsey.
Cemeteries Near Woolsey ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woolsey.
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 Woolsey - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Woolsey covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Georgetown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sudley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Taliaferro / Carter Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Groveton Confederate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pittsylvania Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- Ish Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ball Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aldie Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Woolsey in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Woolsey.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Woolsey, with the one closest to Woolsey listed first.
- Waterfall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waterfall is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterfall
- Hickory Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Grove is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Haymarket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Catharpin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Catharpin is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharpin
- Landmark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Broad Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gainesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sudley Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sudley Springs is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudley Springs
- Buckland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buckland is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckland
- Wellington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Lenah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenah is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenah
- Halfway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Fauquier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Arcola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Loudoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Aldie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Woolsey. See our List of 1890's Communities around Woolsey.
Newspapers Published in Woolsey ...
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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woolsey.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woolsey, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woolsey.
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 either 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 Woolsey:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince William County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alexandria City
- Arlington County
- Clarke County
- Culpeper County
- Fairfax City
- Fairfax County
- Falls Church City
- Fauquier County
- Frederick County
- Loudoun County
- Manassas City
- Manassas Park City
- Rappahannock County
- Stafford County
- Warren County
- Frederick County
- Montgomery County
- Jefferson County
- 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> | 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 Woolsey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woolsey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |