A visit to the Wood Springs 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 Wood Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wood Springs Cemetery:
33.4390, -89.3584
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wood Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wood Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Ackerman. Ackerman lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Wood Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wood Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wood Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wood Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCurtin Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Bankston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Reeds Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Reeds Chapel Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Chapel Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Crape Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Crape Creek Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crape Creek Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Hamrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hamrick Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Ackerman.
- The Providence Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62191 <5>
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Greenboro Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenboro Cemetery
- Sarepta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sarepta Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta Cemetery
- Freewill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Freewill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill Cemetery
- Bluff Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bluff Spring Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring Cemetery
- New Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ebenezer Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Old Greenboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Antioch Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Antioch Cemetery
- Dacus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dacus Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wood Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wood Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Eupora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sibleyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- French Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Williams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Reform
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Sapa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Weir
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walthall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Kilmichael
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Ackerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Minerva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mathiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McCool
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Double Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Maben
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Fame
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Langley ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Clarkson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Sweatman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Sturgis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Montevista
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
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 Wood Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wood Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ackerman
- Cumberland
- Eupora
- French Camp
- Kilmichael
- Maben
- Maben lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Wood Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maben.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
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 Wood Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Wood Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707533 (Wood Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707533 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: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tomnolen
- Location given for Wood Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4390124 Lon: -89.3584036
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Choctaw, 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- Wood Springs 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. |
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