A visit to the William 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 William Woods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the William Woods Cemetery:
32.9426, -83.4666
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the William Woods Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The William Woods Cemetery is located in Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Gray. Gray lies just to the northwest of the William Woods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the William Woods Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the William Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from William Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Watson & Couch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The James Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Ethridge - Minter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marys Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Marys Chapel Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Chapel Cemetery
- Pickart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pickart Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickart Cemetery
- Elam Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elam Memorial Gardens is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Memorial Gardens
- The Elam Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
- State Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The State Place Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Place Cemetery
- The State Place Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walker - Pitts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37564 <5>
- Stiles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
- Henderson Stripling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Black - Griswold Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Black - Griswold Family Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black - Griswold Family Cemetery
- The Black - Griswold Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Griswoldville Church Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Happoldt - Stevens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitehurst Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitehurst Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehurst Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Hawthorne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawthorne Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne 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 William Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from William Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- James
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Mountain Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Morton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Brooks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Haddock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gray
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Fortville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Gordon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- East Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wheeler Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- Dry Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brown's Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Bradley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Ivey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Coopers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Wayside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ethridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ethridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
- Payne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Round Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
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 William Woods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The William Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gray
- Gray lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the William Woods Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Macon
- Macon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the William Woods Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 William Woods Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 William Woods Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #345404 (William Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #345404 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: James
- Location given for William Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9426378 Lon: -83.4665585
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Jones, 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 from Point A (ie- William 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. |