A visit to the Woodford 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 Woodford Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Woodford Cemetery (FG ID #80342).
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 Woodford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodford Cemetery:
38.9494, -80.8776
The Woodford Cemetery is located in Gilmer County<2>.
Adjacent to the Woodford Cemetery and just to the south is the Meadow Lane Cemetery.
The county seat for Gilmer County is located in Glenville. Glenville lies just to the east southeast of the Woodford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Woodford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holbert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Holbert Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbert Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Keyster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Keyster Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyster Cemetery
- Stalnaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodford Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Whitting Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitting Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitting Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Alice Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- New Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mollahan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mollahan Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollahan Cemetery
- Cedarville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sand Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sand Fork Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork Cemetery
- Horn Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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] of the Woodford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glenville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- De Kalb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Truebada
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Baldwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newberne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Normantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lawford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Stouts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Burnt House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stumptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Staten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Russet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vadis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grantsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Arnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Berea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Progress ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Slab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Woodford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gilmer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Glenville
- Grantsville
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 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 Woodford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Gilmer 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 Woodford Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #80342
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549371 (Woodford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549371 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: Gilmer
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tanner
- Location given for Woodford Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9484227 Lon: -80.8776048
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Gilmer, 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 from Point A (ie- Woodford 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |