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:
39.0092, -82.3746
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 Gallia County<2>.
The county seat for Gallia County is located in Gallipolis. Gallipolis lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast 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 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vinton Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ewington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ewington Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington Cemetery
- Geer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Shilo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shilo Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shilo Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- McLiesh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McLiesh Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLiesh Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Holcomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- Glenn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Glenn Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
- Lower McCarley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Piper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Piper Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper Cemetery
- Yankee Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Yankee Street Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Street Cemetery
- The Yankee Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Davis Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44104 <5>
- Blakely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grim Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marcum Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Curry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Wilkesville.
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Minerton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207401 <5>
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Keystone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Keystone Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Brush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brush Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brush Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Vinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40067 <5>
- Upper McCarley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
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:
- Alice
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Ewington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
- Vinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edna ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Wilkesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Pattonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Rio Grande
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rempel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rempel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rempel
- Oreton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Langsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Langsville is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langsville
- Dexter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Point Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Rodney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rodney is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Kerr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kerr is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Kyger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kyger is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyger
- Arbaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Wellston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Banner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Cora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cora is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Vales Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Petrea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- Rutland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hamden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
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 Gallia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hamden
- Rio Grande
- Rutland
- Vinton
- Wellston
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 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 Gallia 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 #1048106 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1048106 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: Gallia
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilkesville
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0092424 Lon: -82.374599
- 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 Gallia, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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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