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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:

33.0629, -98.2737

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 Jack County<2>.

The county seat for Jack County is located in Jacksboro. Jacksboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Wood Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Halsell Ranch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Hollow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Long Hollow Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Cemetery
  • Bartons Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Salt Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Salt Creek Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Dark Corner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Dark Corner Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Corner Cemetery
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Raper Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Raper Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raper Cemetery
  • Lu Queen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lu Queen Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lu Queen Cemetery
  • Winn Hill Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Winn Hill Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winn Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Bryson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7703 <5>
  • Perrino Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • The Perrino Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrino Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • Center Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Jacksboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5700 <5>
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Graceland Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
    • McAdams Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The McAdams Cemetery is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams Cemetery
    • Carroll Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Round Mountain Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Wood Cemetery.

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

  • Graford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bob Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bob Town is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
  • Bryson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Perrin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jacksboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Salesville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
  • Jermyn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bunger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Bunger is located in Young County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
  • Gibtown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Gibtown is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibtown
  • Westbrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Westbrook is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Wizard Wells
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
    • Loving
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Palo Pinto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Mineral Wells
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolters Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wolters Village is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolters Village
    • Cool
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Cool is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Authon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Authon is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Authon
    • Adell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Adell is located in Parker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Boonsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Boonsville is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsville
    • South Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Poolville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Runaway Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)

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 Jack 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 first turn to 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 Jack 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 #1350509  (Wood Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350509 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: Jack
      • Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Long Hollow
      • Location given for Wood Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.062896     Lon: -98.2736592
      • 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 Jack, 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 obstructions 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>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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