Wooderson Cemetery

Wooderson Cemetery
Sheridan Township, Daviess County, Missouri

First Known Burial: Pre-Civil War
Last Known Burial: At minimum mid-20th cent

About the Name:
Wooderson Cemetery receives its name from the Wooderson family, a Daviess County pioneer family.

Entrance to Wooderson Cemetery -- Oct 2002, looking northward

-- From Altamont, MO, go south on route "J" 4 miles. Turn left (east) on route "D". Route "D" will go east a mile, turn south for 3/4 a mile, then turn east again. After you turn east again, you will come to the cemetery 1/4 mile on the left (north) side of the road.

Maintenance Info:

-- Based on an October 2002 visit, Wooderson Cemetery seems to be under a maintenance program.

Transcription Info:	Repository
Gallatin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution -- Details unknown	DCL

Location Infomation:

GPS	39 48' 54"N 94 04' 08"W
Section/ Twp/Range	Section 20, T58N, R28W
Access Rating	Easy

**General Cemetery Info:**
Altitude	About 290 meters

Sources & Maps:
(1) BLM records a Richard WOODERSON having the original land patent in 1845 to the land containing Wooderson Cemetery.
(2) The 1876 Plat book plots but does not name cemetery in section 20, T58N, R28W. Landowner is J. L. WOODERSON.
(3) The 1898 Plat book plots but does not name cemetery in section 20, T58N, R28W.
(4) History of Daviess and Gentry Counties (1922) mentions burials in Wooderson Cemetery on pages 729-30.
(5) A Commentary of Wooderson Cemetery by Roberts & Dickerson (1935) is found in the Caldwell County Rootsweb Archives.
(6) History of Daviess County (1985) talks about Wooderson Cemetery on p. 175-6.
(7) The 1990 Plat book plots but does not name cemetery in section 20, T58N, R28W.
(8) The 1993 Missouri General Highway map plots but does not name cemetery in section 20, T58N, R28W.
(9) The 1998 Plat book plots but does not name cemetery in section 20, T58N, R28W.
(10) Tiger Map plots a green square, typically indicative of a cemetery.
(11) TerraServer plots and names the cemetery.
(12) USGS GNIS (GNIS) lists the cemetery and gives its GPS coordinates.

Cemetery Information Page Last Updated: 05/04/03