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:
32.4443, -88.2636
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 Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rocks Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rocks Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Chapel Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The York Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Home Mission Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Home Mission Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Mission Cemetery
- Sumter Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cokes Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cokes Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokes Chapel Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Elmwood Memorial Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Cagus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cagus Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagus Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Millville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Millville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Smith Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Pack Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pack Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Dulls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Dulls Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulls Cemetery
- Shamburger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Shearon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Shearon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearon Cemetery
- Livingston Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Potts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Intercourse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Ward
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Cuba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Bellamy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Kinterbish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Arrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Whitfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Coatopa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Brewersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Moore Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Smith
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Cromwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Pelham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Jachin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Whynot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
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. The following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Epes
- Epes lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Woods Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Livingston
- York
- York lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Woods Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Woods Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 #158961 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158961 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: York
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4443053 Lon: -88.2636388
- 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 Sumter, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |