A visit to the Woosley 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 Woosley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woosley Cemetery:
40.7392, -89.3009
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woosley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woosley Cemetery is located in Woodford County<2>.
The county seat for Woodford County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies just to the southeast of the Woosley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woosley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Woosley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woosley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Olio Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Hartman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartman Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman Cemetery
- County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The County Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- St. Marys Roman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrenn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wrenn Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrenn Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Morristown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Morristown Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown Cemetery
- Hickory Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hickory Point Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Point Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hartman Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Old Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Washington Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Washington Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Washington.
- The Old Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208178 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deer Creek Cemetery
- Roanke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Roanke Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanke Cemetery
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]<3> of the Woosley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woosley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eureka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Metamora
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roanoke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Deer Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goodfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Secor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Germantown Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beverly Manor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beverly Manor is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Manor
- Congerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harvard Hills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Hills
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sunnyland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crandall ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Crandall is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Mayfair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfair is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfair
- Robein
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Robein is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robein
- Trailpark Gardens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Trailpark Gardens is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailpark Gardens
- Farmdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Gardena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gardena is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
- Morton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Benson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Washburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spring Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Bay View Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bay View Gardens is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View Gardens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
- Highway Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
- Caldwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Allentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Allentown is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Lilly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Carlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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 Woosley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Woodford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woosley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Carlock
- Deer Creek
- Eureka
- Metamora
- Morton
- Roanoke
- Washburn
- Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Woosley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Woodford 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 Woosley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421500 (Woosley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421500 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: Woodford
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eureka
- Location given for Woosley Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7392029 Lon: -89.300919
- 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 Woodford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woosley 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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