A visit to the Woodsdale 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 Woodsdale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodsdale Cemetery:
36.4865, -78.9578
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodsdale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woodsdale Cemetery is located in Person County<2>.
The county seat for Person County is located in Roxboro. Roxboro lies just to the south southwest of the Woodsdale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodsdale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Woodsdale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodsdale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Baileys Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Allen Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Allen Family Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Family Cemetery
- Shiloh Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Montague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Montague Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague Cemetery
- Woody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woody Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody Cemetery
- Ephesus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Stories Creek Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmony UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Roxboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310307 <5>
- Lawson Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Alton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Reaves - Riggsby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Mayo Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodsdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodsdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ceffo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Harmony
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roxboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Mayo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Whitt Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Cluster Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Roseville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Virgilina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Semora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Allens Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Wilbourns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Leasburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delila
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delila is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delila
- Cates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Timberlake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Tirzah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Milton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hurdle Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Omega
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Omega is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- South Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elmo is located in Halifax County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Estelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
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 Woodsdale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Person County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodsdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Milton
- Roxboro
- South Boston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Woodsdale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Person 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 Woodsdale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1966687 (Woodsdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1966687 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: Person
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roxboro
- Location given for Woodsdale Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4865297 Lon: -78.9577882
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Person, 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- Woodsdale 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. |