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A visit to the Wood Cemetery ...


The location of the Wood Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wood Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wood Cemetery

Lat:   30.6224°   (30° 37' 20")

Lon:   -85.5819°   (-85° 34' 54")

The Wood Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Chipley. Chipley lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Wood Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Wood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Washington County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Wausau
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Brock Crossroad
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
      • Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County
    • Vernon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Chipley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Five Points
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Washington County
    • Bonifay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Alford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Steele City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
      • Steele City is located in Jackson County
    • Millers Ferry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
      • Millers Ferry is located in Washington County
    • Cottondale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Caryville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coosada Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
        • Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
      • Youngstown
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Westville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ebro
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
        • Ebro is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebro <4>
      • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
        • Vicksburg is located in Bay County
        • Former name for Vicksburg:
        • Vickerburg
      • Jacob City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
        • Jacob City is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Ponce de Leon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Knox Hill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
        • Knox Hill is located in Walton County

    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 Wood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wood Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Wood Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Barfield Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barfield Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barfield Cemetery
    • Everett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Everett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Everett Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Everett Cemetery
    • Potter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Potter Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
    • Tiller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tiller Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tiller Cemetery
    • Scarlett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Scarlett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Scarlett Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scarlett Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2293088 <7>
    • Greenhead Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenhead Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenhead Cemetery
    • Deadening Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deadening Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deadening Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deadening Cemetery
    • Kent Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kent Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Cemetery
    • Limestone Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
    • Weeks Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
    • Sandy Mtn. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Gainer Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gainer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gainer Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gainer Cemetery
      • Clarkston Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarkston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Clarkston Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarkston Cemetery
      • Fountain Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Victory Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Victory Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victory Cemetery
      • Still Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Still Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Still Cemetery is located in Holmes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Still Cemetery
      • Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery is located in Bay County
        • The Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Kingdom Life Ministries Cemetery
        • Victory Faith Tabernacle Cemetery
        • Victory of Faith Fellowship Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Community Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267647 <7>
      • Porter Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Porter Cemetery is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
      • McCormick Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCormick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCormick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCormick Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Wood Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #293483  (Wood Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #293483 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Gap Lake
      • County: Washington         Elev: 35
      • Location given for GNIS #293483 (Wood Cemetery)

    The official website for Washington County: www.washingtonfl.com/

    The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

    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 Florida's counties, including Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6224, Longitude: -85.5819       In this case, the coordinates for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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