A visit to the West Lawn Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Lawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Lawn Cemetery (FG ID #96638).
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 West Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lawn Cemetery:
42.0652, -94.7402
The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Carroll County<2>.
The county seat for Carroll County is located in Carroll. Carroll lies just to the west of the West Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Lawn Cemetery.
Name Variations for West Lawn Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with West Lawn Cemetery.
West Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Merle Hay Cemetery
- Merle Haye Cemetery
- Glidden Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 West Lawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Holy Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
- Salisbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salisbury Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury Cemetery
- East Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East Liberty Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liberty Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Carroll City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dillavou Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McCurdy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McCurdy Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurdy Cemetery
- Scranton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Scranton Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton Cemetery
- Lanesboro Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lanesboro Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro Cemetery
- Holy Angels Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Angels Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Angels Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Old Carrollton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dedham Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Dedham Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedham Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glidden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lidderdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ralston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carroll Community Estates
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carroll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Willey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lanesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lanesboro is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Roselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dedham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Halbur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Halbur is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halbur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Coon Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Wightman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lake City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Templeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Churdan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Breda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Farlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grant City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grant City is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
- Arcadia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arcadia is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Bayard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lohrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yetter
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Yetter is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Jefferson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Westside
(18 miles [29 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 West Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carroll County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bayard
- Breda
- Carroll
- Churdan
- Glidden
- Jefferson
- Lake City
- Lohrville
- Scranton
- Yetter
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 West Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Carroll 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 West Lawn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #96638
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #462877 (West Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #462877 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: Carroll
- Est. Elev: 379 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glidden
- Location given for West Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0649853 Lon: -94.740815
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Carroll, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Lawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |