A visit to the Westlawn 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 Westlawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Westlawn Cemetery (FG ID #87351).
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 Westlawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westlawn Cemetery:
40.5925, -84.9724
The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Westlawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westlawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Westlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Borris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Borris Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borris Cemetery
- Pound Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pound Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Snow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Studebaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hartford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Old Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill Amish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- MRE Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hoosier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hoosier Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- Beibersteine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beibersteine Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beibersteine Cemetery
- Alberson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pingrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pingrey Cemetery is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingrey Cemetery
- Daugherty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Daugherty Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daugherty Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
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 Westlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Geneva
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bryant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Berne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Linn Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Antiville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jay City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Phenix
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fiat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Skeels Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vera Cruz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vera Cruz is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Petroleum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Nottingham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coppess Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Reiffsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Honduras
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Scudder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Blaine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Macedon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Poneto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
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 Westlawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Westlawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Westlawn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #87351
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445841 (Westlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445841 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Geneva
- Location given for Westlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5919904 Lon: -84.9727455
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Adams, 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- Westlawn 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. |