A visit to the Woodard 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 Woodard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodard Cemetery:
30.9916, -88.6400
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woodard Cemetery is located in George County<2>.
The county seat for George County is located in Lucedale. Lucedale lies just to the south southeast of the Woodard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Woodard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ball Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Coward Place Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Coward Place Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward Place Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Eubanks - Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eubanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Eubanks Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks Cemetery
- McLeod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McLeod Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- Cooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rhymes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhymes Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhymes Cemetery
- Sandy Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandy Branch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Branch Cemetery
- Green Lodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Green Lodge Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lodge Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Pipkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pipkins Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipkins Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Northside Cemetery is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Windburn Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Greene 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 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Woodard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bexley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bexley is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
- Lucedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Leakesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- McLain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Agricola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Howell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Americus ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Americus is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Wilmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Beaumont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Avera
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Bothwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Gulfcrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Brewton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brewton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
- Brewton has also been known as:
- Brewer's Bluff
- Wade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Wade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Hurley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Citronelle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Deer Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Vinegar Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Escatawpa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Carson City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Wingate
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
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 Woodard Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in George County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Citronelle
- Leakesville
- Lucedale
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 Woodard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to George 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 Woodard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679833 (Woodard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679833 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: George
- Est. Elev: 41 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Merrill
- Location given for Woodard Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.991575 Lon: -88.6400268
- 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 George, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woodard 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. |