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:
42.7153, -95.2889
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 Buena Vista County<2>.
The county seat for Buena Vista County is located in Storm Lake. Storm Lake lies just to the southeast 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 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
- Elk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Elk Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Cemetery
- Buena Vista Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Maple Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Maple Valley Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley Cemetery
- Little Sioux Valley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Diamond Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Afton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Afton Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Daily Burial Ground
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Daily Burial Ground is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily Burial Ground
- Spring Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Twp. Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Twp. Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Immanuel Reformed Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barnes Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Barnes Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Linn Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94208 <5>
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:
- Alta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <6>
- Truesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Casino Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Storm Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Aurelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Rembrandt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Juniata
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Linn Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Peterson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Schaller
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sioux Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Larrabee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larrabee is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
- Nemaha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Albert City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cornell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Quimby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Quimby is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quimby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Early
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Marathon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Meriden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Meriden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 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 Buena Vista County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Alta lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Aurelia
- Calumet
- Cherokee
- Early
- Early lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Early.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Holstein
- Larrabee
- Nemaha
- Newell
- Peterson
- Schaller
- Sioux Rapids
- Storm Lake
- Sutherland
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 helpful 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buena Vista 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 #463190 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463190 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: Buena Vista
- Est. Elev: 448 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alta
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7152584 Lon: -95.2888877
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Buena Vista, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |