A visit to the Woodland 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 Woodland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodland Cemetery:
34.7529, -87.8220
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies just to the east northeast of the Woodland Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Woodland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Zion MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Key Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Rowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Pride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pride Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Guy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Smith Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Bottom Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Bottom Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Noel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Noel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Mountain Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Donley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Donley Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donley Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Walston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Tuscumbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Cypress Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Sheffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McGee Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- South Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White House Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Muscle Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Threet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Littleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Jacksonburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
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 Woodland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherokee
- Florence
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Woodland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Woodland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #129194 (Woodland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129194 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sinking Creek
- Location given for Woodland Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7528671 Lon: -87.8219771
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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 Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodland 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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