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A visit to the Woodfell 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 Woodfell Cemetery ...

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

46.9746, -116.6724

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

The Woodfell Cemetery is located in Latah County<2>.

The county seat for Latah County is located in Moscow. Moscow lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Woodfell Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Woodfell Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Woodfell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sanders Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Mendenhall Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Mendenhall Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Freeze Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Freeze Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeze Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potlatch.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1340132 <5>
  • Zion Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
  • Bovill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bovill Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovill Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Spencer Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
  • Burnt Ridge Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • The Burnt Ridge Cemetery is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Ridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Farmington Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Farmington Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
    • Silver Creek Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • The Silver Creek Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Cemetery
    • Elwood Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Elwood Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Little Bear Ridge Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wild Rose Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethany Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Woodfell Cemetery.

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

  • Harvard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Princeton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Onaway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Onaway is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Emida
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Emida is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
  • Potlatch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Potlatch Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
  • Freeze
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Freeze is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
  • Deary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cora is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
  • Bovill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fernwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • De Smet
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • De Smet is located in Benewah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
    • Howell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Howell is located in Latah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
    • Troy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Emerald Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
    • Tensed
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grinnell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Grinnell is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
    • Palouse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Palouse is located in Whitman County (WA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <6>
    • Viola
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarkia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Farmington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Woodfell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Latah County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bovill
    • Bovill lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Woodfell Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bovill.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovill
  • Farmington
  • Garfield
  • Moscow
  • Palouse
  • Troy
    • Troy lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Woodfell Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy

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 helpful 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 Woodfell Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Idaho:
  • Pages specific to Latah 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 Woodfell Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #393668  (Woodfell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #393668 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: Latah
      • Est. Elev: 820 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Harvard
      • Location given for Woodfell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.9746209     Lon: -116.6723826
      • 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 Idaho's counties, including Latah, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woodfell 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.