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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. 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   37.2212°   (37° 13' 16")

Lon:   -90.5423°   (-90° 32' 32")

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

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the southeast of 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.

  • English Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The English Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Rings Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rings Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rings Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rings Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Sparks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sparks Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Twidwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twidwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twidwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Twidwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Chilton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chilton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Lucy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lucy Cemetery is located in Iron County
  • Chilton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chilton Cemetery is located in Iron County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28030 <5>
  • Eaton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eaton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • New Prospect Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
    • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Prospect Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Silva.
    • The New Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bounds Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151875 <5>
  • Vavak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vavak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vavak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vavak Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Iron County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32129 <5>
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Julian Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Julian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Julian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Julian Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Rockwell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rockwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rockwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Bennett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Sutton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sutton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sutton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Morris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morris Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Wayne County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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.

  • Patterson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bounds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
    • Bounds is located in Wayne County
  • Silva
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
    • Silva is located in Wayne County
  • Lodi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
    • Lodi is located in Wayne County
  • Brunot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot
    • Brunot is located in Wayne County
  • Des Arc
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
    • Des Arc is located in Iron County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Greenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
  • Vulcan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Vulcan is located in Iron County
  • Piedmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Clubb
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clubb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
    • Clubb is located in Wayne County
  • Dees Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dees Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Town
    • Dees Town is located in Wayne County
  • Saco
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
    • Saco is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hiram
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiram have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
      • Hiram is located in Wayne County
    • Annapolis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Annapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annapolis
      • Annapolis is located in Iron County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annapolis <6>
    • Mill Spring
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
      • Mill Spring is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Cascade
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Cascade is located in Wayne County
    • Sabula
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
      • Sabula is located in Iron County
    • Lowndes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowndes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
      • Lowndes is located in Wayne County

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 Wayne 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 like to 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:

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 #752972  (Woods Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #752972 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: Patterson
    • County: Wayne         Elev: 147
    • Location given for GNIS #752972 (Woods Cemetery)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 Wayne, 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- ) 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: 37.2212, Longitude: -90.5423       In this case, the coordinates for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.




 

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