A visit to the Woodfork 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 Woodfork Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Woodfork Cemetery (FG ID #7726).
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 Woodfork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodfork Cemetery:
30.4063, -96.4877
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodfork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Woodfork Cemetery is located in Burleson County<3>.
The county seat for Burleson County is located in Caldwell. Caldwell lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the northwest of the Woodfork Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodfork Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Woodfork Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodfork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Khrone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Khrone Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khrone Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrence Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> to the northeast of Lyons.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4775 <1>
- Merle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mound Prairie Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Prairie Cemetery
- The Mound Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fick Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334734 <1>
- Lyons Coummunity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyons Coummunity Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Coummunity Cemetery
- The Lyons Coummunity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lyons Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4990 <1>
- Sweet Homes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweet Homes Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Homes Cemetery
- The Sweet Homes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Birch Creek Cemetery
- Sweet Home Church Cemetery
- Sweethome Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515600 <1>
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5670 <1>
- Giesenschlag Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pillow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Evangelical UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Schoppe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mexican Cemetery Association
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mexican Cemetery Association is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Cemetery Association
- The Mexican Cemetery Association has also been known as:
- St. Ann Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6567 <1>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Somerville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- The Somerville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Graveyard Crossing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3907 <1>
- Snock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Snock Cemetery is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snock Cemetery
- Snook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clay Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- High Prairie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wallace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Oak Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Rest Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Rest Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Woodfork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodfork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Merle ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Lyons
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scofield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scofield is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
- Snook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Quarry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tunis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tunis is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- Gay Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Frenstat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Frenstat is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rehburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rehburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Birch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Birch is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Allen Farm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
- Cooks Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Wellborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stone City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stone City is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
- Caldwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deanville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Woodfork Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burleson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodfork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brenham
- Caldwell
- College Station
- Somerville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Woodfork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Burleson 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 Woodfork Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #7726
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1371910 (Woodfork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371910 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: Burleson
- Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Snook
- Location given for Woodfork Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.4063188 Lon: -96.4877448
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Burleson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodfork Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |