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:
35.9848, -90.5679
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 Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Paragould. Paragould lies just to the 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sweet Moments Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sweet Moments Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Moments Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clarks Chapel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Chapel Cemetery
- The Clarks Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315078 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Reliford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reliford Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliford Cemetery
- Pine Log Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Log Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Cemetery
- Pruets Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Nober Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Nober Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nober Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview 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 Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pine Knot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Finch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Brookland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paragould
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walcott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Crowley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Lake View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Philadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Oak Grove Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Light
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Jonesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Onion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Onion is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Red Onion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red Onion is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Onion
- Cockrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cockrum is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum
- Bard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Bono
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Lafe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <6>
- Cardwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sedgwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Leachville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arkmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arkmo is located in Dunklin County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Arkmo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arkmo is located in Mississippi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkmo
- Marmaduke
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardwell
- Jonesboro
- Leachville
- Marmaduke
- Monette
- Paragould
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 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 #56533 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56533 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brookland
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9847931 Lon: -90.5678864
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Greene, 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 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. |