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:
38.3556, -88.6709
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Egbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Egbert Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
- Mifflin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mifflin Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Atteberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Atteberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atteberry Cemetery
- Tyler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Oak Dale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale Cemetery
- East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery
- The East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972334 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Ten Post Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ten Post Oak Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Post Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crask Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crask Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crask Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dobbs Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Garrison Temple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwalt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwalt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwalt Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Black Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Laird Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Laird Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
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 Wood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Keenes
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Markham City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Bluford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Marlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Sims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shields
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Opdyke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Rive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dahlgren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hickory Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Belle Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Boyleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Lovilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Piopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Johnsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Texico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Jeffersonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Geff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dahlgren
- Jeffersonville
- Mount Vernon
- Wayne City
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 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 Wood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Wood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421409 (Wood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421409 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bluford
- Location given for Wood Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3556039 Lon: -88.6708892
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Wayne, 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- Wood 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. |
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