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. 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 Woods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woods Cemetery:
37.1787, -83.4219
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woods Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woods Cemetery is located in Leslie County<2>.
The county seat for Leslie County is located in Hyden. Hyden lies just to the east southeast of the Woods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woods Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Sizemore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sizemore Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizemore Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Begley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Begley Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Begley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Hyden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279093 <5>
- Couch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Couch Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Woods Keen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Keen Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Keen Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Hardy Bottom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardy Bottom Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Bottom Cemetery
- Hurricane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Cemetery
- Skeens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Skeens Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeens Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Creech Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Creech Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creech Cemetery
- Napier Bowling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Samuel Hacker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Raccoon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Raccoon Cemetery is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Cemetery
- Ledford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ledford Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledford Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- The Mosley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mosley - Napier Cemetery
- General Bowling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The General Bowling Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for General Bowling Cemetery
- The General Bowling Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bowling Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thousandsticks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Thousandsticks is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thousandsticks
- Hyden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wendover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sizerock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sizerock is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sizerock
- Stinnett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stinnett is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinnett
- Wooton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wooton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooton
- Confluence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Confluence is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Hoskinston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hoskinston is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
- Saul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saul is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saul
- Bear Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Branch is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Essie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Essie is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
- Smilax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smilax is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilax
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Avawam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Avawam is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avawam
- Big Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Asher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Asher is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
- Busy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Busy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy
- Yerkes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkes
- Eriline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Eriline is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eriline
- Gays Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gays Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Creek
- Cutshin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cutshin is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
- Krypton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Krypton is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krypton
- Buckhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Roark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roark is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark
- Butterfly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfly is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
- Mozelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Chappell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Bonnyman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnyman is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnyman
- Chavies
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chavies is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Barcreek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Barcreek is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcreek
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. The following communities are located in Leslie 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 begin with 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 Woods Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Leslie 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 Woods Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #516472 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #516472 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: Leslie
- Est. Elev: 325 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hyden West
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.1787027 Lon: -83.4218507
- 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 Leslie, 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- 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. |
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