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. 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 Woods Cemetery ...
The Woods Cemetery is located in Mahaska County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bedwell Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
- Chew Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Mormon Point Cemetery
- New Sharon Friends Cemetery
- Oskaloosa Friends Cemetery
- Prine Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Spring Creek Friends Cemetery
- Tilford Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
- Union Mills Cemetery
- University Park Cemetery
- Weatherwax Cemetery
- The Weatherwax Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherwax Cemetery
- White Cemetery
- Wymore 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]<2> of the Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Barnes City
- Beacon
- Cedar
- Coal Creek
- Evans
- Exeelsior
- Fishville
- Gibson
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Givin
- Indianapolis
- Keomah Village
- Lacey
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leighton
- Montezuma
- New Sharon
- Olivet
- Oskaloosa
- Peoria
- Rose Hill
- Searsboro
- Taintor
- Union Mills
- University Park
- What Cheer
- Wright
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 Mahaska County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnes City
- Montezuma
- Oskaloosa
- Searsboro
- What Cheer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Mahaska 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 Woods Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463196 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463196 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: Mahaska
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union Mills
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mahaska, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Woods Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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