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A visit to the Wood 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 Wood Cemetery ...

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

38.7034, -89.8854

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

The Wood Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies just to the north northwest of the Wood Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wood Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Wood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wittman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Wittman Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittman Cemetery
  • Friedens UCC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Friedens UCC Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens UCC Cemetery
  • Troy City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Troy City Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy City Cemetery
  • Riggin Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Riggin Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggin Family Cemetery
  • Hall Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hall Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Family Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Metz Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Metz Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz Cemetery
  • Loyet Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Loyet Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyet Family Cemetery
  • Fehmel Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Fehmel Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fehmel Family Cemetery
  • Old St. John Evangelical Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. Johns Evangelical Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Schmidt Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lagenwalter Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilead Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gilead Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cook Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Cook Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Family Cemetery
    • Fairland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fairland Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland Cemetery
    • Bohnenstiehl Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Widicus Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hagler Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hagler Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hagler Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Troy.
      • The Hagler Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Smart Family Cemetery
      • Smart Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105986 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wood Cemetery.

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

  • Troy
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Troy is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
  • Maryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Collinsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Jacob
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Glen Carbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Petersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Petersburg is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • O'Fallon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Caseyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lebanon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,225 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <6>
  • Edwardsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Marine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fruit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Fruit is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fairview Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pontoon Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bunkum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bunkum is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkum
    • Shiloh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <6>
    • Summerfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Poag
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Poag is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
    • French Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • French Village is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
    • Swansea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <6>
    • Highland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mitchell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Mitchell is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Fairmont City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fairmont City is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
    • Washington Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Washington Park is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,831 people
    • Summit
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Trenton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Roxana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • South Roxana is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
    • Brooks
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brooks is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks

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 Wood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wood Cemetery: