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:
38.4592, -80.4305
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 Webster County<2>.
. Webster Springs lies just to the north northeast of the Woods Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woods Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Woods Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woods Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lynch Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lynch Point Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Point Cemetery
- Adam Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Adam Miller Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Miller Cemetery
- The Adam Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335762 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Handschumacher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap Memorial Garden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- McElwain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Holly River Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Meadowland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Meadowland Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowland Cemetery
- Pt. Mountain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pt. Mountain Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Mountain Cemetery
- Cutlip Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Columbus McCourt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hoover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Laurel Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurel Fork Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Fork Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
- Big Run Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- McCourt - Cogar Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Addison
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Addison is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Excelsior
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Excelsior is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Ralph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ralph is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
- Upperglade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upperglade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
- Orndoff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Orndoff is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orndoff
- Halo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Halo is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
- Cowen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Welch Glade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Welch Glade is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
- Big Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Run is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Erbacon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erbacon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
- Camden-on-Gauley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Tioga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hacker Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Craigsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Slaty Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Palmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Replete
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Replete is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Replete
- Richwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Florence ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Pickens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Birch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Birch is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
- Birch River
(17 miles [27.4 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 Woods Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Webster 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 first turn to 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Webster 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 #2574030 (Woods Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2574030 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: Webster
- Est. Elev: 748 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Webster Springs
- Location given for Woods Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.459231 Lon: -80.430528
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Webster, 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- 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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