A visit to the Wood 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 Wood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wood Cemetery:
34.9709, -96.6964
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wood Cemetery is located in Seminole County<2>.
The county seat for Seminole County is located in Wewoka. Wewoka lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Wood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Wood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vamoosa Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Vamoosa Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vamoosa Cemetery
- Moppin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moppin Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moppin Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Konawa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Konawa Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa Cemetery
- The Konawa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Konawa City Cemetery
- Bates Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Violet Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Violet Springs Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Springs Cemetery
- Tiger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tiger Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Cemetery
- Dora Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dora Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora Cemetery
- East Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The East Fairview Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fairview Cemetery
- Bruner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bruner Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fixico Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fixico Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fixico Cemetery
- Tiger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tiger Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Cemetery
- Cummins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cummins Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummins Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Abbey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lyon's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lyon's Cemetery is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon's Cemetery
- Harjo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harjo Cemetery is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Konawa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Byng
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Francis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sasakwa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oil Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Oakman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Maud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <5>
- Saint Louis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlegs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ada is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Homer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Homer is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Asher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spaulding
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Lima
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Ahloso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
- Wewoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Holdenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wanette
(18 miles [29 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 Wood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Seminole County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Wood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Asher
- Atwood
- Byars
- Earlsboro
- Fitzhugh
- Francis
- Lima
- Lima lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Wood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lima.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Macomb
- Maud
- Maud lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Wood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maud.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Sacred Heart
- Sasakwa
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Stratford
- Wanette
- Wewoka
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Seminole 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 Wood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1099978 (Wood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099978 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: Seminole
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vamoosa
- Location given for Wood Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9709154 Lon: -96.6964054
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Seminole, 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- Wood 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. |