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A visit to the Woods Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woods Memorial Cemetery:

34.9092, -98.0595

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woods Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Woods Memorial Cemetery is located in Grady County<2>.

The county seat for Grady County is located in Chickasha. Chickasha lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Woods Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Woods Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Woods Memorial Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Laverty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Laverty Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laverty Cemetery
  • Cement Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Cement Cemetery is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Celestial Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Little Washita Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Washita Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ninnekah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Ninnekah Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnekah Cemetery
  • Westview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Westview Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mountain View Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Fletcher.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181150 <5>
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Ridley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Ridley Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rush Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rush Springs Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Fairview Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Plainview Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
    • Verden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Verden Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verden Cemetery
    • Roach Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Roach Cemetery is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
    • Moncrief Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moncrief Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncrief Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Woods Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woods Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cement
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Agawam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Agawam is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
  • Norge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norge is located in Grady County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Ninnekah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cyril
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rush Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fletcher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chickasha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sterling
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian City is located in Caddo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
  • Verden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Alex
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Anadarko
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Elgin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elgin is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <6>
    • Tabler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
    • Apache
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Marlow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Lakeside Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Central High
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Central High is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
    • Bradley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Amber
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocasset
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Washita
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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 Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grady County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woods Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Amber
    • Amber lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Woods Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amber.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
  • Anadarko
  • Apache
  • Cement
    • Cement lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Woods Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cement.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement
  • Chickasha
  • Cyril
    • Cyril lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Woods Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyril.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
  • Elgin
    • Elgin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Woods Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Fletcher
  • Gracemont
  • Norge
    • Norge lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Woods Memorial Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norge.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
  • Pocasset
  • Rush Springs
  • Sterling
  • Verden

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 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 Woods Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Grady 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 Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1101106  (Woods Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1101106 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: Grady
      • Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Laverty
      • Location given for Woods Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.9092342     Lon: -98.0594892
      • 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 Grady, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woods Memorial 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.