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A visit to the Woods Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Woods Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   38.0930°   (38° 5' 34")

Lon:   -96.1763°   (-96° 10' 34")

The Woods Cemetery is located in Greenwood County<2>.

The county seat for Greenwood County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Woods Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the Woods Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Blakely Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakely Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakely Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blakely Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Andrew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Andrew Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Kelley Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kelley Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Kelley Family Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Line Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Line Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prairie Chapel Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Township Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Township Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Township Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Township Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Ott Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ott Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Lena Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lena Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lena Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lena Valley Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
  • Maydale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maydale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maydale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maydale Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Emporia.
    • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Zion Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94119 <6>
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Homer Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homer Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homer Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Homer Creek Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Highland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • Virgil Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virgil Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Virgil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Virgil Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • Goessel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goessel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goessel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goessel Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Apostolic Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Apostolic Cemetery is located in Coffey County
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
    • High Prairie Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Watts Haven Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Haven Cemetery
      • The Watts Haven Cemetery is located in Greenwood County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Watts Haven Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Virgil.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459609 <6>
    • Gridley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gridley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gridley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gridley Cemetery is located in Coffey County
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Lyon County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.

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

  • Madison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Virgil
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
    • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Olpe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olpe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olpe
    • Olpe is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olpe <7>
  • Lapland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lapland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapland
    • Lapland is located in Greenwood County
  • Gridley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
    • Gridley is located in Coffey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Neal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
    • Neal is located in Greenwood County
  • Eureka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <7>
  • Hartford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <7>
  • Jacobs Creek Landing
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
    • Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
  • Emporia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Ivanpah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanpah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanpah
      • Ivanpah is located in Greenwood County
    • Neosho Rapids
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
      • Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Emporia Junction
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporia Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
      • Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
    • Matfield Green
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Merrick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
      • Merrick is located in Lyon County
    • Berkeley Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
      • Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
    • Plymouth
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
      • Plymouth is located in Lyon County
    • Toronto
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
      • Toronto is located in Woodson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <7>
    • Bazaar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
      • Bazaar is located in Chase County
    • Batesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
      • Batesville is located in Woodson County
    • Burlington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Saffordville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saffordville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
      • Saffordville is located in Chase County
    • Ottumwa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
      • Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
    • Ellinor
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellinor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
      • Ellinor is located in Chase County
    • Gladstone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Gladstone is located in Chase County

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 Woods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greenwood County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Woods Cemetery:

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 Woods Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #478061  (Woods Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #478061 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Madison SW
    • County: Greenwood         Elev: 376
    • Location given for GNIS #478061 (Woods Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Kansas' counties, including Greenwood, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Woods Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0930, Longitude: -96.1763       In this case, the coordinates for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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