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A visit to the Woods Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Woods Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).


Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Woods Cemetery (MACRIS ID: MTR.802). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: MTR.802'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

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 ...

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

Lat:   42.1964°   (42° 11' 47")

Lon:   -73.2207°   (-73° 13' 14")

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

The county seat for Berkshire County is located in Pittsfield. Pittsfield lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Woods Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Woods Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 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.

  • Monterey
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hartsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tyringham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyringham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
    • Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • New Marlborough
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Mill River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Southfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
    • Southfield is located in Berkshire County
  • Sandisfield
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Otis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Otis is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Otis

      From the Woods Cemetery to Otis

  • South Lee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Otis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • West Becket
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Lee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lee
    • East Lee is located in Berkshire County

      • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to East Lee

      From the Woods Cemetery to East Lee

  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Lee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Van Deusenville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Great Barrington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Stockbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Berkshire County
    • Housatonic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheffield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • South Sandisfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Otis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
      • East Otis is located in Berkshire County
    • Lenox Dale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Egremont Plain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Egremont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Egremont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Egremont
      • South Egremont is located in Berkshire County
    • Clayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Berkshire County

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Clayton

        From the Woods Cemetery to Clayton

    • Gomorrah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Clayton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Litchfield County (CT)

        • Google driving directions:

        From your current location to Clayton

        From the Woods Cemetery to Clayton

    • Rockdale Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenox Station
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Alford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Berkshire 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 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 Woods Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Berkshire County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Woods Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 #618137  (Woods Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #618137 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: Monterey
      • County: Berkshire         Elev: 426
      • Location given for GNIS #618137 (Woods Cemetery)
    • Referenced MACRIS Record:  MTR.802

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

    When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Berkshire, 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 Woods Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1964, Longitude: -73.2207    
    <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 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.
    <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>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.




 

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