A visit to the Woodlawn 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 Woodlawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodlawn Cemetery:
35.8348, -90.7376
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Craighead County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodlawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Jonesboro Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ransome Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ransome Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransome Cemetery
- The Ransome Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ransom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55862 <5>
- Sharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Nettleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nettleton Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Rains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rains Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Culberhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Culberhouse Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberhouse Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jonesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Bono
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Obear ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Brookland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <6>
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sedgwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Finch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Walcott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pine Knot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Trumann
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Light
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Weiner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Minturn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Hatchie Coon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie Coon
- Crowley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Hoxie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Alicia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
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 Woodlawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Craighead County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisburg
- Jonesboro
- Paragould
- Trumann
- Walnut Ridge
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 Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Craighead 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 Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #78736 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #78736 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: Craighead
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jonesboro
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.834797 Lon: -90.7376134
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Craighead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodlawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |