A visit to the Woods 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woods Cemetery:
35.6723, -86.4592
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woods Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woods Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Woods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woods Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Williams - McLain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Smotherman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smotherman Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Holden - Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sudberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sudberry Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudberry Cemetery
- Romans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Romans Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romans Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Waverly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Waverly Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Woodfin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodfin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Midland
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bell Buckle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Dillton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Eagleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shelbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Snell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Beechgrove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Murfreesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gossburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Holts Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- College Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Haley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Kittrell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
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 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 Woods Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Murfreesboro
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
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 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 Woods Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275074 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275074 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fosterville
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6722907 Lon: -86.4591594
- 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 Rutherford, 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- Woods 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. |