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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. 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 Woods Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woods Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   31.8877°   (31° 53' 15")

Lon:   -82.1660°   (-82° 9' 57")

The Woods Cemetery is located in Appling County<2>.

The county seat for Appling County is located in Baxley. Baxley lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Woods Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Woods Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Tillman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tillman Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Easons Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easons Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Easons Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • McArthur Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McArthur Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McArthur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McArthur Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
  • Stripling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stripling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stripling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stripling Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
  • Yeoman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeoman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yeoman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yeoman Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Harden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harden Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
  • Widincamp Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Widincamp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Widincamp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Widincamp Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
  • Joyner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joyner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joyner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Joyner Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Harris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Toombs County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Stanfield Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stanfield Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
  • Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sand Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
      • The Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
      • The Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Moody - Tillman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody - Tillman Cemetery
      • The Moody - Tillman Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody - Tillman Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Surrency.
      • The Moody - Tillman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blantons Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35427 <5>
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Hopewell UMC Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell UMC Cemetery
      • The Hopewell UMC Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • Ryals Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryals Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ryals Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
    • Elza Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Old Campground Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Campground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Campground Cemetery is located in Toombs County
    • Moody Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
      • The Moody Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Baxley.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35420 <5>
    • Old Field Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Field Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Field Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • Matlock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matlock Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matlock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Matlock Cemetery is located in Tattnall County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.

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

  • Surrency
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Baxley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Reidsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
    • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <6>
  • Glennville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Madray Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Odum
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Crossing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
  • Midway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Tattnall County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
  • Donald
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
    • Donald is located in Long County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
  • Rock Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
  • Graham
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Manassas
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Collins
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Ohoopee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
    • Santa Claus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Bellville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Alston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Uvalda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyons
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Claxton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jesup
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Doctortown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doctortown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
    • Gum Branch
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Petross
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
    • Hazlehurst
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Woods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Appling County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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:

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 #349220  (Woods Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #349220 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: Altamaha
    • County: Appling         Elev: 50
    • Location given for GNIS #349220 (Woods Cemetery)

The official website for Appling County: www.baxley.org/site/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Appling, 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 Woods Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8877, Longitude: -82.1660       In this case, the coordinates for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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