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:
36.5123, -81.9515
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 Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Mountain City. Mountain City lies just to the east southeast 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 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Wood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillipps Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Phillipps Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipps Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crosswhite Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswhite Cemetery
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crosswhite Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswhite Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Rust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rust Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Blevins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blevins Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blevins Cemetery
- McQueen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McQueen Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen Cemetery
- McQueen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McQueen Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Trivett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Trivett Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trivett Cemetery
- Morley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Morley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley Cemetery
- Heaberlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Heaberlin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaberlin Cemetery
- Heaberlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Heaberlin Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaberlin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Buladeen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Fuller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Holston Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
- Mountain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Shingletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Ruthton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
- High Health ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Butler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Fish Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Bristol
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Siam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Grayson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Mabel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Zionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Mount Gilead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Walnut Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Bluff City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <5>
- Childress
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Biltmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Elizabethton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Roten
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Akard Addition
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Akard Addition is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Addition
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 Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluff City
- Bristol
- Elizabethton
- Mountain City
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 #1275017 (Wood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275017 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 875 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shady Valley
- Location given for Wood Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5123372 Lon: -81.9515104
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Johnson, 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- 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. |