A visit to the Woodlawn 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 Woodlawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Woodlawn Cemetery (FG ID #108933).
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:
40.1309, -88.2145
The Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Urbana.
The cemetery is located in Champaign County<2>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies just to the south 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gregory Burial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leal Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roselawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Champaign County Poor Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sugartree Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Clements Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brownfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Heater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yearsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grandview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bill Huss Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fisher Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Huss Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friends Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Battershell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Champaign
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Urbana
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Staley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Savoy
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mayview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thomasboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Philo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lake of the Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake of the Woods is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Woods
- Tolono
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sidney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mahomet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rutherford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flatville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seymour
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rantoul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sadorus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dewey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Royal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fisher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pesotum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Homer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gifford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Champaign County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Champaign
- Fisher
- Gifford
- Homer
- Homer lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Mahomet
- Ogden
- Pesotum
- Philo
- Philo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Philo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
- Rantoul
- Sadorus
- Saint Joseph
- Sidney
- Tolono
- Urbana
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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #108933
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421451 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421451 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: Champaign
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thomasboro
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.131421 Lon: -88.2142147
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Champaign, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |