A visit to the Woodland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Woodland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Woodland Cemetery (FG ID #66781).
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 Woodland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodland Cemetery:
42.1069, -76.8280
The Woodland Cemetery is located in Chemung County<2>.
The county seat for Chemung County is located in Elmira. Elmira lies just to the southeast of the Woodland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodland Cemetery.
Establishment of the Woodland Cemetery ...
The Woodland Cemetery was established in 1858.
Name Variations for Woodland Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland National Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Woodland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Second Street Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fulton Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mills Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Whitney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goff Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff Cemetery
- Rural Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rural Home Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Home Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dutch Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dutch Hill Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Christian Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Marsh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roushy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Roushy Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roushy Cemetery
- Scudder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Scudder Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scudder Cemetery
- North Chemung Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Breesport Old Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hilltop Cemetery is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elmira
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elmira Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Elmira
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Elmira is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Elmira
- Southport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Horseheads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Chemung County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Pine City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Webb Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sagetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fassett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wellsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Erin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Millerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gillett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South Corning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South Corning is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Post Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bentley Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chemung
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Owens Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Corning
(12 miles [19.3 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 Woodland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chemung County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Corning
- Elmira
- Horseheads
- Millerton
- Millport
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Woodland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Chemung 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 Woodland Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #66781
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #971667 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #971667 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: Chemung
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elmira
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1059077 Lon: -76.8305126
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Chemung, 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' (or 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- Woodland 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. |