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:
39.2264, -92.7418
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 south 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Hackley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hackley Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackley Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Stevenson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Stevenson Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Cemetery
- Shifflett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Shifflett Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shifflett Cemetery
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Pulliam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pulliam Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pritchett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Fayette City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fayette City Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette City Cemetery
- Snell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Snell Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams 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:
- Steinmetz
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Armstrong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Glasgow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fayette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Lewis Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- West Glasgow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Glasgow is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Glasgow
- Yates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yates is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Oil City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Saline City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Salisbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sebree
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Higbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- New Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gilliam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Arrow Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton Hill
(15 miles [24.1 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
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Harrisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Boonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keytesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Slater
(17 miles [27.4 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. 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
- Arrow Rock
- Boonville
- Clifton Hill
- Fayette
- Glasgow
- Harrisburg
- Higbee
- Huntsville
- Keytesville
- New Franklin
- Salisbury
- Slater
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 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 #729120 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #729120 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: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fayette
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2264203 Lon: -92.7418498
- 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |