A visit to the Woodland 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 Woodland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodland Cemetery:
38.6001, -75.6577
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woodland Cemetery is located in Sussex County<2>.
The county seat for Sussex County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Woodland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Woodland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blades Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blades Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Cemetery is located in Seaford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #259721 <5>
- Robinson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Family Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Family Cemetery
- The Robinson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Robinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201368 <5>
- Firemans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Firemans Cemetery is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemans Cemetery
- The Firemans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1918032 <5>
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laurel Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Laurel.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104388 <5>
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Odd Fellows Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Laurel.
- New Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Dukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dukes Cemetery is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ralphs Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ralphs Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs Hill Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Eldorado Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blades
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blades is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Seaford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Reliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Galestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Ross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Heritage Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Sharptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharptown is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
- Laurel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Briar Hook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Briar Hook is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
- Finchville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Brookview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Walnut Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Eldorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Federalsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshyhope Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Rhodesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Delmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Mardela Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mardela Springs is located in Wicomico County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardela Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- Delmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Woodland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sussex County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delmar
- Federalsburg
- Hurlock
- Laurel
- Seaford
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 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 Woodland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Delaware:
- Pages specific to Sussex 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 Woodland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #214878 (Woodland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #214878 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: Sussex
- Est. Elev: 1 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sharptown
- Location given for Woodland Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6001149 Lon: -75.6577067
- 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 Delaware's counties, including Sussex, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodland 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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