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 ...
The Woodlands Cemetery is located in Philadelphia.
The cemetery is located in Philadelphia County<2>.
Establishment of the Woodlands Cemetery ...
The Woodlands Cemetery was founded in 1840.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Arlington Cemetery
- Christ Church Cemetery
- The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Cemetery
- Darby Friends Cemetery
- Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
- Fairhill Cemetery
- The Fairhill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill Cemetery
- Fernwood Cemetery
- Franklins Grave
- The Franklins Grave is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklins Grave
- Friends Cemetery
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Har Jehuda Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mikveh Israel Cemetery
- The Mikveh Israel Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikveh Israel Cemetery
- Montrose Cemetery
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
- Old Cathedral Cemetery
- The Old Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cathedral Cemetery
- Palmer Burial Ground
- The Palmer Burial Ground is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Burial Ground
- West Laurel Hill 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 alphabetically:
- Ablett Village
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
- Addingham
- Aldan
- Aldan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
- Bala - Cynwyd
- Bartram Village
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
- Burmont
- Camden
- Clifton Heights
- Colwyn
- Cynwyd
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
- Darby
- Drexel Hill
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- East Lansdowne
- East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Folcroft
- Germantown
- Glenolden
- Gloucester City
- Lansdowne
- Llanerch
- Manayunk
- Millbourne
- Millbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Morgan Village
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
- Narberth
- Old City
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County
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- Overbrook
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Penn Wynne
- Philadelphia
- Port Richmond
- Queen Village
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Red Bank
- Sharon Hill
- Southwest Center City
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- University City
- University City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Upper Darby
- Wayne Junction
- West Manayunk
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
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- Yeadon
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
- Bala - Cynwyd
- Camden
- Darby
- Lansdowne
- Narberth
- Philadelphia
- Upper Darby
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 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
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodlands Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |