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A visit to the Woodbury United Methodist Church (UMC) 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 Woodbury UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodbury UMC Cemetery:

44.9186, -92.9531

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodbury UMC Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Woodbury UMC Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Stillwater. Stillwater lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Woodbury UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Woodbury UMC Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Woodbury UMC Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Guardian Angels Catholic Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Red Rock Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Newport Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
  • Mound Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mound Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Prairie Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Priory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the German Lutheran Cemetery is located in South Saint Paul.
    • The German Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • General Lutheran Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Dakota County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • St. Thomas Aquinas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Cottage Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cottage Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove Cemetery
    • St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Old Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Daniel Vollmer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Daniel Vollmer Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Vollmer Cemetery
    • St. Lucas Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
    • Chesed Shel Emes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • Salem Kirche Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Salem Kirche Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Kirche Cemetery
    • Atkinson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
    • United Church of Christ Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fahlstrom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Fahlstrom Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fahlstrom Cemetery
    • Rentz Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rentz Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodbury UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodbury UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Woodbury
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Landfall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Landfall is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landfall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Newport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Highwood is located in Ramsey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
  • South Saint Paul
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oakdale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,773 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <6>
  • Saint Paul Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Cottage Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • North Saint Paul
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lake Elmo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunfish Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Paul
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • West Saint Paul
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pine Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Pine Springs is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
    • Inver Grove Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Maplewood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Afton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Afton is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,036 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <6>
    • Saint Marys Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Saint Marys Point is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
    • Lilydale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Lilydale is located in Dakota County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Mendota Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Willernie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lake Saint Croix Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lake Saint Croix Beach is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Saint Croix Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Lakeland Shores
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Lakeland Shores is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Shores
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Lakeland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Little Canada
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Birchwood Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Birchwood Village is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people

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 Woodbury UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodbury UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Woodbury UMC 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 Woodbury UMC Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2097728  (Woodbury United Methodist Church Cemetery)
    • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2097728 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: Washington
    • Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
    • Topo Map Name: Lake Elmo
    • Location given for Woodbury United Methodist Church Cemetery:
    • Lat: 44.9186111     Lon: -92.9530556
    • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Washington, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodbury UMC 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.