A visit to the Woodward 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 Woodward Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodward Cemetery:
43.5264, -86.1397
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodward Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woodward Cemetery is located in Oceana County<2>.
The county seat for Oceana County is located in Hart. Hart lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Woodward Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodward Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Woodward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Otto Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Otto Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto Cemetery
- West Hesperia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ferry Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Cemetery
- Christ the King Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blue Lake Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lake Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Dayton Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Hesperia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Ferry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The North Ferry Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ferry Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
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- Gale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gale Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale Cemetery
- Raul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Raul Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raul Cemetery
- Holton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Holton Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton Cemetery
- Bull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bull Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Cemetery
- Goodrich Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Goodrich Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich Cemetery
- Eagle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Eagle Cemetery is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
- Wave Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Wave Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wave Cemetery
- Reeman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Reeman Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Huber Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Huber Cemetery is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodward Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hesperia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Holton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brunswick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Reeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reeman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
- Huber
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huber is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Cobmoosa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
- Cobmoosa has also been known as:
- Cob Moo Sa
- Brookside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Fremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
- New Era
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rothbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Club
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Twin Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elbridge is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
- Sitka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Aetna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whitehall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bishop is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Wooster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wooster is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Walkerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Bridgeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Hart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Woodward Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oceana County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fremont
- Hart
- Hart lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Woodward Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hart.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Hesperia
- Montague
- Shelby
- Whitehall
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 either 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 Woodward Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Oceana 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 Woodward Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2515832 (Woodward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2515832 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: Oceana
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ferry
- Location given for Woodward Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5263889 Lon: -86.1397222
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Oceana, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodward 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |