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:
32.8948, -85.7702
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 Tallapoosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tallapoosa County is located in Dadeville. Dadeville lies just to the south 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jacksons Gap Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Shepard Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shepard Graveyard is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Graveyard
- Eagle Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Eagle Creek Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek Cemetery
- Old Rocky Mount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Rocky Mount Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Gillam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gillam Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillam Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Farrow Dennis Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Farrow Dennis Graveyard is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Dennis Graveyard
- Tallapoosa County Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Punkin Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Jackson Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Field Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Field Cemetery
- Ephesus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Langley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Langley Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
- Red Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Red Ridge Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ridge Cemetery
- Slaughters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Slaughters Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters Cemetery
- Buttston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Buttston Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttston Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Jacksons' Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dadeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughters is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Matilda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Matilda is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alkehatchee is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Agricola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Agricola is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- New Site
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Site is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Camp Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dudleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dudleyville is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Alexander City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Benson ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Benson is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Cowpens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cowpens is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Susannah is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Our Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Our Town is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Erie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Frog Eye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Eye is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Daviston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goldville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Goldville is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Blackman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Emuckfaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Emuckfaw is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Hackneyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hackneyville is also located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Fishpond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Irma ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Roxana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Ray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
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 Tallapoosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander City
- Camp Hill
- Dadeville
- Erie - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Woods Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tallapoosa 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 #137558 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137558 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: Tallapoosa
- Est. Elev: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jacksons Gap
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8948474 Lon: -85.7702366
- 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 Tallapoosa, 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 obstructions 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> | 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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