A visit to the Woodlands 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 Woodlands Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Woodlands Cemetery (FG ID #46665).
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 Woodlands Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodlands Cemetery:
39.9471, -75.2022
The Woodlands Cemetery is located in Philadelphia.
The cemetery is located in Philadelphia County<2>.
The county seat for Philadelphia County is located in Philadelphia. Philadelphia lies just to the east of the Woodlands Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Woodlands Cemetery ...
The Woodlands Cemetery was founded in 1840.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Woodlands Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlands Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Cathedral Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cathedral Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Fernwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mikveh Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mikveh Israel Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikveh Israel Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Franklins Grave
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Franklins Grave is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Grave
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Darby Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- West Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Montrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Har Jehuda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arlington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Burial Ground is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Burial Ground
- Fairhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairhill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 37 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Woodlands Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodlands Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- University City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Bartram Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- Southwest Center City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- Yeadon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Queen Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Old City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Philadelphia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Millbourne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Upper Darby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Darby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colwyn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- East Lansdowne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Lansdowne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Aldan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aldan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
- Sharon Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cynwyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
- Bala - Cynwyd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Camden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Penn Wynne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clifton Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manayunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Glenolden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Folcroft
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Manayunk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
- Gloucester City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
- Ablett Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
- Port Richmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Germantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Narberth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Llanerch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Addingham
(5 miles [8 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 Woodlands Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Philadelphia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlands Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aldan
- Aldan lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Woodlands Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aldan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
- Bala - Cynwyd
- Camden
- Darby
- Lansdowne
- Narberth
- Philadelphia
- Upper Darby
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 Woodlands Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Philadelphia 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 Woodlands Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #46665
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1191739 (Woodlands Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191739 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: Philadelphia
- Est. Elev: 25 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Philadelphia
- Location given for Woodlands Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.947335 Lon: -75.2024021
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Philadelphia, 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- Woodlands 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. |