A visit to the Woods 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 Woods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woods Cemetery:
33.6937, -87.6739
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woods Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woods Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies just to the west of the Woods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woods Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bankston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Berry City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Berry City Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry City Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dobbs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vick & Kelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Bethabara Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethabara Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethabara Cemetery
- Panter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Panter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bankston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Berry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rossland City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Fayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Corona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Bazemore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Belk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kirkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Glen Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Coal Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Kansas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Oakman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <5>
- Townley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Carbon Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eldridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ashcraft Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Samantha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
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 Woods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Carbon Hill
- Kennedy
- Oakman
- Patton Junction - Historic
- Winfield
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 Woods Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Woods Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #129206 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129206 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 161 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bankston
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6937208 Lon: -87.6739021
- 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 Fayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woods 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |