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:
39.1914, -92.5577
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 Howard County<2>.
The county seat for Howard County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies just to the west southwest 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Linn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Burnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Burnam Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnam Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Todd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Todd Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Cemetery
- Givens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
- Ancell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ancell Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancell Cemetery
- Guren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Guren Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guren Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Manion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Manion Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manion Cemetery
- Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Snell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Snell Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes 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 Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Sebree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Harrisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Higbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Armstrong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Riggs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Steinmetz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Clark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Renick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rocheport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Sturgeon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lewis Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Larrabee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Moberly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- West Glasgow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Boonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Hallsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oil City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Howard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Armstrong
- Boonville
- Clark
- Clifton Hill
- Fayette
- Glasgow
- Hallsville
- Harrisburg
- Higbee
- Huntsville
- Moberly
- New Franklin
- Rocheport
- Sturgeon
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Howard 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 #729119 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #729119 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: Howard
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burton
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1914248 Lon: -92.557681
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Howard, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |