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A visit to the Wood 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 Wood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wood Cemetery (FG ID #20525)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wood Cemetery has been estimated.<3>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wood Cemetery

Lat:   35.8737°   (35° 52' 25")

Lon:   -86.5752°   (-86° 34' 30")

The cemetery is located in Rutherford County<4>.

As an estimate, the Wood Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north of La Vergne.

The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the east of the Wood Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Wood Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Glymp Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glymp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glymp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glymp Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Christopher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christopher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christopher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christopher Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Toombs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Toombs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Toombs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Toombs Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Spann Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spann Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spann Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Ross Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Boring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boring Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boring Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dewitt - Smith - Jobe Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Vernon Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vernon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Summer Knob Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summer Knob Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summer Knob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Summer Knob Cemetery is located in Williamson County
    • Palmore Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmore Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • McClaren - Marable Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClaren - Marable Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClaren - Marable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McClaren - Marable Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Wray - Covington Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wray - Covington Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wray - Covington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wray - Covington Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Haynes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haynes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haynes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haynes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
    • Batey Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Wood Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wood Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Rutherford County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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:

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 #1646022  (Wood Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1646022 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rockvale
    • County: Rutherford         Elev: 180
    • Location given for GNIS #1646022 (Wood Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #20525

The official website for Rutherford County: www.rutherfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wood Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8737, Longitude: -86.5752       In this case, the coordinates for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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