A visit to the Woodring 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 Woodring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodring Cemetery:
40.4509, -91.1176
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woodring Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Carthage. Carthage lies just to the south southwest of the Woodring Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodring Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Woodring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moss Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moss Ridge Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Ridge Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Old Carthage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Carthage Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carthage Cemetery
- McKay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Old Brick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Brick Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brick Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Yetter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Yetter Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webster Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Webster.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108773 <5>
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- McConnell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McConnell Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Cemetery
- Byley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Byley Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byley Cemetery
- Elvaston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Elvaston Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvaston Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lincoln Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fountain Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Fountain Green Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fountain Green Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Fountain Green.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105715 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Woodring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carthage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ferris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burnside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Burnside is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Adrian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elvaston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bentley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bentley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
- Fountain Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain Green is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Green
- Colusa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Basco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Joetta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Joetta is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joetta
- Powellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- VIshnu Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- VIshnu Springs is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for VIshnu Springs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- La Harpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- La Harpe is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
- Disco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Disco is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
- Hamilton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dallas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- West Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Pontoosuc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Colmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colmar is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmar
- Keokuk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Niota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Galland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Galland is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- Sandusky
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Bowen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Blandinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lomax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nauvoo
(15 miles [24.1 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 Woodring Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blandinsville
- Bowen
- Carthage
- Dallas City
- Fountain Green
- Hamilton
- Keokuk
- La Harpe
- Lomax
- Nauvoo
- Plymouth
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 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 Woodring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Hancock 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 Woodring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421463 (Woodring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421463 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carthage East
- Location given for Woodring Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.450877 Lon: -91.1176424
- 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 Hancock, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodring 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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