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:
37.2121, -80.0687
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 Roanoke County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Woods Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kittinger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Kittinger Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittinger Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Muse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Muse Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- Bellvue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bellvue Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellvue Cemetery
- Beamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beamer Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamer Cemetery
- Church Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
- Duckwiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Duckwiller Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwiller Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Hackett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hackett Cemetery is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackett Cemetery
- James E Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The James E Day Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James E Day Cemetery
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bandy - Goodwin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Riverside.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2302382 <5>
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Amos Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Sherwood Burial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sherwood Burial Park is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Burial Park
- The Sherwood Burial Park has also been known as:
- Sherwood Cemetery
- Sherwood Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #728583 <5>
- East Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The East Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hill Cemetery
- West Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Hill Cemetery is located in Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160054 <5>
- Butts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Butts Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery
- Givens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shaver Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Cemetery
- Adney Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Adney Gap Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adney Gap Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Taylor - Worley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amos Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Amos Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos Cemetery
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Campbells Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Campbells Burial Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Burial Park
- Evergreen Burial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Burial Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Burial Park
- The Evergreen Burial Park has also been known as:
- Evergreen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50174 <5>
- Memorial Bridge Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Bridge Park is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bridge Park
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Roanoke.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Williams Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Cave Spring
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Wabun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Bent Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Garden City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Elliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boones Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shawsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Algoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mason Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Catawba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Montgomery Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Hollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alleghany Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Apple Tree Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Runaway Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Simpsons
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Simpsons is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsons
- Hickman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hickman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Gogginsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
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 Roanoke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woods 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 professional and volunteer 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Roanoke 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 #1476964 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1476964 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: Roanoke
- Est. Elev: 449 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bent Mountain
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2120803 Lon: -80.0686502
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, 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 things 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. |
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