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. 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 Woods Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woods Cemetery:
38.7790, -83.7224
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woods Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woods Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in Georgetown. Georgetown lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Woods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on 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] of the Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hickory Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hickory Ridge Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hickory Ridge Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<5> the communities of Decatur and Slickaway. The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Decatur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41389 <6>
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brier Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brier Ridge Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brier Ridge Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Bentonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968919 <6>
- Decatur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Hiett Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hiett Chapel Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiett Chapel Cemetery
- Ebenezer Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
- Fitchs Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bissinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bissinger Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissinger Cemetery
- Glaze Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Glaze Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Devore Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Howard Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Ridge Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Ridge Cemetery
- Martin Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Martin Hill Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Hill Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Associated Reformed Churchyard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Russellville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Redoak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Redoak Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Redoak Cemetery
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Bentonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bentonville Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville Cemetery
- Kirker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Kirker Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirker Cemetery
- The Kirker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kirker Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41717 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Neel
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Neel is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Decatur is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Slickaway ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Slickaway is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickaway
- Ellsberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ellsberry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsberry
- Bradysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradysville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradysville
- Bradysville has also been known as:
- Centerville
- Centreville
- Bentonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bentonville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentonville
- South Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Ripley is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ripley
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Aberdeen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Manchester is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Ash Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ash Ridge is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Ridge
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cherry Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
- Estimated population in 2016: 155 people
- Minerva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minerva is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Springdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Springdale is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Pence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pence is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
- Winchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Washington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Washington is located in Mason County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Macon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Wrightsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wrightsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
- Arnheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arnheim is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
- Whippoorwill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whippoorwill is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
- Youngsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youngsville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aberdeen
- Dover
- Georgetown
- Manchester
- Maysville
- Ripley
- Washington
- West Union
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:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Brown 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 Woods Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1048102 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1048102 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: Brown
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Decatur
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7789608 Lon: -83.7224212
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Brown, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woods 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Decatur and Slickaway. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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