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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:

26.0384, -80.1473

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 Broward County<2>.

The county seat for Broward County is located in Fort Lauderdale. Fort Lauderdale lies just to the north of the Woodlawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Woodlawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sharon Gardens Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lauderdale Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hollywood Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hollywood Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Hollywood Memorial Gardens North
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lauderdale Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Westlawn Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Southern Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Southern Memorial Park is located in Miami-Dade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in North Miami Beach.
    • The Southern Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Caballero Rivero Southern Memorial Park
    • Memorial Plan Southern Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640549 <5>
  • Southern Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Southern Memorial Park is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dade Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dade Memorial Park is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dade Memorial Park
    • Miami Shores Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Sinai Memorial Park is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Memorial Park
    • Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      • The Our Lady Queen of Heaven Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72494 <5>
    • Vista Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Vista Memorial Gardens is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Memorial Gardens
    • Pompano Beach Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Pompano Beach Cemetery is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pompano Beach Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pompano Beach Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pompano Beach.
      • The Pompano Beach Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pompano Beach South Lawn Cemetery
      • South Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1993291 <5>
    • Star of David Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 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 Less than 2 miles<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Dania Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Hollywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dania
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Dania is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dania
  • Ravenswood Estates
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Ravenswood Estates is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood Estates
  • Estates of Fort Lauderdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Oak Point is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
  • Hallandale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Hallandale is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallandale
  • Hallandale Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Edgewater is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Chambers Estates
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chambers Estates is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Estates
  • West Hollywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Utopia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Utopia is located in Broward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Carver Ranches
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Carver Ranches is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Ranches
    • West Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Park is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,038 people
    • Lake Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Forest is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
    • Pembroke Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chula Vista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Chula Vista is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula Vista
    • Hacienda Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hacienda Village is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Village
    • Miami Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Miami Gardens is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Gardens
    • Ives Estates
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Ives Estates is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Estates
    • Aventura
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Golden Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
    • Melrose Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Melrose Park is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose Park
    • Harbor Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Harbor Beach is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
    • Fort Lauderdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Broadview Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Broadview Park is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview Park
    • Fern Crest Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Fern Crest Village is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Crest Village
    • Playland Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Playland Village is located in Broward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playland Village

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. The following communities are located in Broward County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Florida:
  • Pages specific to Broward 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 #293506  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #293506 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: Broward
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fort Lauderdale South
      • Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 26.0384227     Lon: -80.1472678
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Broward, 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- 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.
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