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A visit to the Woodward 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 Woodward Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodward 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 Woodward Cemetery

Lat:   41.8542°   (41° 51' 15")

Lon:   -93.9327°   (-93° 55' 57")

The Woodward Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Adel. Adel lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Woodward 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 Woodward Cemetery.<4>

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

  • State Hospital Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
    • The State Hospital Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the State Hospital Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Woodward.
    • The State Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Woodmeadow Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2447643 <5>
  • Xenia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Xenia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Xenia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Xenia Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Peoples Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Robbins Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robbins Chapel Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Snider Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snider Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snider Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Cassel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dalander Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peoples Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peoples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peoples Cemetery is located in Boone County
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaver Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Hillsdale Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242795 <5>
    • St. Patrick's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Violet Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Violet Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Violet Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Violet Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Hopkins Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • United Brethren Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Brethren Cemetery
      • The United Brethren Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The United Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hopkins Grove UMC Cemetery
      • J.B. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274288 <5>
    • Hull Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hull Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • James Gildea Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Gildea Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Gildea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The James Gildea Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Sparks Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sparks Cemetery is located in Boone County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodward Cemetery.

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

  • Woodward
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Xenia
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia is located in Dallas County
  • Bouton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouton
    • Bouton is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bouton <6>
  • High Bridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
    • High Bridge is located in Dallas County
  • Madrid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Minburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
    • Minburn is located in Dallas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
  • Granger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Luther
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Luther. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
    • Luther is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Dallas Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Andrews
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
    • Andrews is located in Polk County
  • Moingona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moingona
    • Moingona is located in Boone County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Berkley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
    • Polk City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Polk City Junction
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Polk City Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City Junction
      • Polk City Junction is located in Polk County
    • Sheldahl
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldahl
      • Sheldahl is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Ogden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
      • Ogden is located in Boone County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <6>
    • Grimes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Herrold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrold
      • Herrold is located in Polk County
    • Slater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Panther
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Panther. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
      • Panther is located in Dallas County
    • Boone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rippey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rippey
      • Rippey is located in Greene County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
    • Dawson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Kelley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jordan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Jordan is located in Boone 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 Woodward Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Woodward 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 Woodward Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #463200  (Woodward Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #463200 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: Woodward
    • County: Dallas         Elev: 320
    • Location given for GNIS #463200 (Woodward Cemetery)

The official website for Dallas County: www.co.dallas.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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 Iowa's counties, including Dallas, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Woodward Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8542, Longitude: -93.9327       In this case, the coordinates for the Woodward 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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