A visit to the Woodlawn Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery:
38.8784, -90.0854
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woodlawn Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Edwardsville. Edwardsville lies just to the southeast of the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Vaughn Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Vaughn Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Hill Cemetery
- East Alton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The East Alton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton Cemetery
- Milton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Montgomery Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Lawn Memory Gardens is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lawn Memory Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Lawn Memory Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Bethalto.
- The Rose Lawn Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Della & Howard Gibson Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Memory Gardens / Della & Howard Gibson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968588 <5>
- Bethalto UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethalto UMC Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethalto UMC Cemetery
- The Bethalto UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethalto City Cemetery
- Bethalto Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640641 <5>
- Alton State Hospital Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Springley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pruett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Preuitt Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Short Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Upper Alton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107284 <5>
- Alton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alton Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Alton.
- The Alton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alton National Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
- Lovejoy Cemetery
- Lovejoy Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #640635 <5>
- Wanda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wanda Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda Cemetery
- Sanders Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Josephs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Alton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107941 <5>
- Espedeza Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Espedeza Cemetery is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espedeza Cemetery
- Eberhart Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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 Woodlawn Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodlawn Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rosewood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Wood River
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cottage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- East Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Alton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,922 people
- Roxana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethalto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Roxana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Moro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Belmont Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- West Alton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Mitchell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Dorsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Godfrey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Glen Carbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Glasgow Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glasgow Village is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Village
- Nameoki
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Pontoon Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prairietown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alton
- Alton lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Woodlawn Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Edwardsville
- Wood River
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421450 (Woodlawn Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421450 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bethalto
- Location given for Woodlawn Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.878381 Lon: -90.0853843
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Madison, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodlawn Hill 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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