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A visit to the Woodlawn Memorial Park ...

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 Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodlawn Memorial Park:

28.5378, -81.4623

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County<2>.

The county seat for Orange County is located in Orlando. Orlando lies just to the east of the Woodlawn Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Woodlawn Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Woodlawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gotha.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72790 <5>
  • Washington Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ocoee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Ocoee Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee Cemetery
  • Doctor Phillips Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • West Orange Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • West Orange Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Orlando.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72055 <5>
  • Winter Garden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Winter Garden Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Garden Cemetery
  • Taft Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Taft Memorial Gardens is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taft Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Taft.
    • The Taft Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Taft Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1217063 <5>
  • Pinewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Pinewood Cemetery is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Palm Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Palm Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Cemetery
    • Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Edgewood - Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Apopka Cemetery
      • Edgewood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72056 <5>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Florida Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Florida Memorial Park is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Memorial Park
    • Glen Haven Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland Memory Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Highland Memory Gardens is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
      • The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
      • Highland Memorial Garden
      • Highland Memorial Gardens
    • Williams Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Plymouth Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
    • Lock Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lock Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Cemetery
    • Chapel Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Memorial Park.

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

  • Orlovista
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Orlovista is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlovista
  • Pine Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Gotha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Orlando
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fairvilla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Minorville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Minorville is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
  • Lake Butter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Butter is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Butter
  • Windermere
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bay Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bay Hill is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Sand Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tangelo Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tangelo Park is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangelo Park
  • Oak Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Ridge is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Clarcona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Holden Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Holden Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Heights
    • Fairview Shores
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairview Shores is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Shores
    • Ocoee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ocoee is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocoee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocoee <6>
    • Doctor Phillips
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Doctor Phillips is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Phillips
    • Edgewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockhart
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sky Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sky Lake is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Lake
    • Pine Castle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Eatonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Paradise Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Paradise Heights is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Heights
    • Crown Point
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Crown Point is located in Orange County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
    • Winter Garden
      (7 miles [11.3 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 Woodlawn Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Orange County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Woodlawn Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Orange 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 Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #299005  (Woodlawn Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #299005 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: Orange
      • Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Orlando West
      • Location given for Woodlawn Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 28.5377801     Lon: -81.4622938
      • 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 Orange, 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- Woodlawn Memorial Park) 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.