A visit to the Blackwoods Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Blackwoods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blackwoods Cemetery:
31.3857, -85.4005
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blackwoods Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blackwoods Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Blackwoods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blackwoods Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Blackwoods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blackwoods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kirklands Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kirklands Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirklands Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Christian Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Enon Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Enon Cemetery
- Sylvan Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- East Side Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Grimes UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grimes UMC Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grimes UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Grimes.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2275046 <5>
- Union Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Old Wiggins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Wiggins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wiggins Cemetery
- Omega Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Omega Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega Cemetery
- Echo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Echo Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Tolbert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blackwoods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blackwoods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Headland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Napier Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Grimes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Midland City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Pinckard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Capps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Oakey Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Ewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Bertha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Dothan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Parish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cowarts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Skipperville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Parker Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Williams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Haleburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Abbeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Clopton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Ozark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Blackwoods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blackwoods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Dothan
- Headland
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Newton
- Newville
- Ozark
- Ozark lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Blackwoods Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Parish
- Pinckard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Blackwoods Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Henry County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Blackwoods Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #142985 (Blackwoods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #142985 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Henry
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Echo
- Location given for Blackwoods Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3857272 Lon: -85.4004903
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blackwoods Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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