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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Woodruff Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodruff Cemetery

Lat:   33.0210°   (33° 1' 15")

Lon:   -89.0217°   (-89° 1' 18")

The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Winston County<1>.

The county seat for Winston County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies just to the north northwest of the Woodruff Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Woodruff Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to Winston County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Woodruff Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Woodruff Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodruff Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Noxapater
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
      • Noxapater is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <4>
    • Louisville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Handle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
    • Plattsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
      • Plattsburg is located in Winston County
    • Bogue Chitto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
    • Hinze
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
      • Hinze is located in Winston County
    • Lynville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
      • Lynville is located in Kemper County
    • Mashulaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
      • Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
    • Vowell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
      • Vowell is located in Winston County
    • Philadelphia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pearl River
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
    • Tucker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Ackerman
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sturgis
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
        • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <4>
      • Weir
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
        • Weir is located in Choctaw County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
      • McCool
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
        • McCool is located in Attala County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Bradley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
        • Bradley is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Laurel Hill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
        • Laurel Hill is located in Neshoba County
      • Shuqualak
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuqualak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
        • Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Ethel
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
        • Ethel is located in Attala County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    Nearby communities with newspapers ...

    The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Woodruff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winston County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodruff Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Woodruff Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodruff Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Hill Cemetery
    • Flower Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flower Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flower Ridge Cemetery is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flower Ridge Cemetery
    • Noxapater Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noxapater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Noxapater Cemetery is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noxapater Cemetery
    • Methodist Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Methodist Cemetery is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Methodist Cemetery
    • Enon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enon Cemetery is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hight Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hight Cemetery is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hight Cemetery
    • Union Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Ridge Cemetery is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Ridge Cemetery
    • Fulton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fulton Cemetery is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Vernon Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vernon Cemetery is located in Winston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
      • Vernon Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Vernon Cemetery is located in Winston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
      • Whitehead Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Winston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehead Cemetery
      • Campground Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Campground Cemetery is located in Winston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
      • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Winston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Winston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Middleton Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Middleton Cemetery is located in Winston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middleton Cemetery
      • Harmony Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harmony Cemetery is located in Winston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Crystal Ridge Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Choctaw Christian Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Choctaw Christian Cemetery is located in Winston County
        • The Choctaw Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Crystal Ridge Mennonite Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Choctaw Christian Cemetery
      • New Hope Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Winston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Woodruff Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #711074  (Woodruff Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #711074 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Unknown
      • County: Winston
      • Location given for GNIS #711074 (Woodruff Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Winston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Woodruff Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0210, Longitude: -89.0217    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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