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:
34.1676, -93.5160
The Woods Cemetery is located in Pike County<1>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest 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 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Woods Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wall Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Pike City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Humphrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Woodall Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Straightway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Straightway Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightway Cemetery
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethsaida Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Cemetery
- Friendship Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Osborn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hicks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Bankston - Horn Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Redland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Coker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brocktown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Alpine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Alpine Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine 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]<2> of the Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pike City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Delight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kirby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Moriah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Antoine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Murfreesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kimberley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Billstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bowen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Piney Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Okolona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnerdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nathan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tokio
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caddo Gap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Gap
- Delight
- Glenwood
- Murfreesboro
- Pike City
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 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 Pike 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 #56531 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56531 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murfreesboro NE
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.167602 Lon: -93.516017
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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