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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:

31.5815, -97.8556

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 Coryell County<2>.

The county seat for Coryell County is located in Gatesville. Gatesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south 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 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Wood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Young Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
  • Weaver Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Weaver Chapel Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Chapel Cemetery
  • Sycamore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Edwards Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
  • Willy Grubb Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Willy Grubb Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willy Grubb Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Turnersville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Turnersville Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Turnersville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Turnersville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7311 <5>
  • German Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The German Valley Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley Cemetery
  • Bullman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bullman Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullman Cemetery
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Coffee Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Coffee Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
    • Viertel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Viertel Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viertel Cemetery
    • Hemelline Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Hemelline Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemelline Cemetery
    • Boggy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Boggy Cemetery is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggy Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Restland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Restland Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
    • Cranfills Gap Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Cranfills Gap Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranfills Gap Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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:

  • Jonesboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Levita
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Levita is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levita
  • Ireland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ireland is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
  • Turnersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Turnersville is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
  • Whiteway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiteway is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteway
    • Whiteway has also been known as:
    • White Way
  • Purmela
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gatesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Ohio ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
  • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
  • Lanham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Lanham is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham
  • Cranfills Gap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • King
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • King is located in Coryell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • South Mountain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Coryell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Coryell is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryell
    • Pearl
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pearl is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Fort Gates
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
    • Agee ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Agee is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agee
    • Norse
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Norse is located in Bosque County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
    • Hamilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Evant
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bee House
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Bee House is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House

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 Coryell 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 begin 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 Wood Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Coryell 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 #1371889  (Wood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371889 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: Coryell
      • Est. Elev: 272 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ater
      • Location given for Wood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5815484     Lon: -97.8555819
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Coryell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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>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.
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