A visit to the Woodland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Woodland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Woodland Cemetery (FG ID #96709).
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:
41.5909, -93.6469
The Woodland Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Des Moines. Des Moines lies just to the east northeast of the Woodland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodland Cemetery.
Establishment of the Woodland Cemetery ...
The Woodland Cemetery was established in 1848.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Woodland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Glendale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McDivitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McDivitt Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDivitt Cemetery
- Resthaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pinehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pinehill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill Cemetery
- Kinsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ft. Des Moines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Highland Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rittgers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Ridgedale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berwick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Berwick Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Des Moines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Windsor Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Country Estate Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marquisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Des Moines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saylorville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Saylorville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saylorville
- Commerce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orillia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norwalk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Levey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Levey is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Johnston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Urbandale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rising Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cumming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Herrold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ankeny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grimes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adelphi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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. The following communities are located in Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Ankeny
- Des Moines
- Johnston
- Urbandale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #96709
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463184 (Woodland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463184 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Des Moines SW
- Location given for Woodland Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5888781 Lon: -93.6466077
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |