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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 St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Mary of 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 St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery

Lat:   37.6606°   (37° 39' 38")

Lon:   -86.8711°   (-86° 52' 15")

The St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery is located in Daviess County<2>.

The county seat for Daviess County is located in Owensboro. Owensboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Barnetts Knob Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnetts Knob Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnetts Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Barnetts Knob Cemetery is located in Daviess County
  • Cates Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cates Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cates Cemetery is located in Daviess County
  • Ellis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Ohio County
    • The Hudson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Patton Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418592 <5>
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Ohio County
  • Adaburg Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ralph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ralph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ralph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ralph Cemetery is located in Ohio County
  • Bellamy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellamy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellamy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Ohio County
  • Aetnaville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aetnaville Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Aetnaville Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Aetnaville Cemetery is located in Ohio County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2270461 <5>
  • Bell's Run Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Ohio County
    • McCarty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCarty Cemetery is located in Ohio County
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Midkiff Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Midkiff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Midkiff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Midkiff Cemetery is located in Ohio County
    • Wright Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Ohio County
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Bethbara Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethbara Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethbara Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethbara Cemetery is located in Daviess County
    • Dodson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Ohio County
    • Ashley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ashley Cemetery is located in Ohio County
    • Roseville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roseville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roseville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roseville Cemetery is located in Hancock County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery.

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

  • Oklahoma
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
    • Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
  • Whitesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Deanefield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deanefield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
    • Deanefield is located in Ohio County
  • Aetnaville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
    • Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
  • Pellville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
    • Pellville is located in Hancock County
  • Dundee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Ohio County
  • Fordsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Philpot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philpot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpot
    • Philpot is located in Daviess County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philpot <7>
  • Buford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
    • Buford is located in Ohio County
  • Masonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Masonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
    • Masonville is located in Daviess County
  • Ensor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
    • Ensor is located in Daviess County
  • Beda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
    • Beda is located in Ohio County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Patesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
      • Patesville is located in Hancock County
    • Cabot
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
      • Cabot is located in Hancock County
    • Utica
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Daviess County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <7>
    • Olaton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
      • Olaton is located in Ohio County
    • Browns Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browns Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
      • Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
    • Hartford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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 Ohio County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <7>
    • Yelvington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
      • Yelvington is located in Daviess County
    • Vanzant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
      • Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
    • Owensboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Maceo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maceo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
      • Maceo is located in Daviess County
    • Tar Fork
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tar Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
      • Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
    • Rosine
      (16 miles [25.7 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 St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Daviess County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 St. Mary of 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 St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #502687  (Saint Mary of the Woods Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #502687 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: Whitesville
    • County: Daviess         Elev: 147
    • Location given for GNIS #502687 (Saint Mary of the Woods Cemetery)

The official website for Daviess County: www.daviessky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 Kentucky's counties, including Daviess, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6606, Longitude: -86.8711       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Mary of 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>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.
<6>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.
<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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