A visit to the Saint Mary of 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. 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 St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery:
37.6606, -86.8711
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Cates Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cates Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates Cemetery
- 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)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- 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)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Adaburg Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ralph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ralph Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Aetnaville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Midkiff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Midkiff Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midkiff Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Bethbara Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethbara Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethbara Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Roseville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Roseville Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Cemetery
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)
- Oklahoma is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Whitesville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Deanefield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deanefield is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanefield
- Aetnaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aetnaville is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetnaville
- Pellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pellville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellville
- Dundee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Fordsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Philpot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Buford is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Masonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Masonville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Ensor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ensor is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensor
- Beda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beda is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Patesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patesville
- Cabot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cabot is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Utica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Olaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Olaton is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olaton
- Browns Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Browns Valley is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yelvington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Yelvington is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yelvington
- Vanzant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vanzant is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanzant
- Owensboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maceo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maceo is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceo
- Tar Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tar Fork is located in Breckinridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Fork
- 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.
- Beaver Dam
- Hartford
- Hawesville
- Owensboro
- Whitesville
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 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:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Daviess 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 St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #502687 (Saint Mary of the Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #502687 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: Daviess
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitesville
- Location given for Saint Mary of the Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6606065 Lon: -86.8711023
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Mary of the Woods 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |