A visit to the Westlawn 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 Westlawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westlawn Cemetery:
40.8639, -86.0844
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westlawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Miami County<2>.
The county seat for Miami County is located in Peru. Peru lies just to the south 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Westlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Courter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Yike Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Yike Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yike Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Koontz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Koontz Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Cemetery
- Musselman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Musselman Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselman Cemetery
- Tilden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tilden Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden Cemetery
- Eel River Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Schrock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Schrock Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schrock Cemetery
- Five Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Five Corners Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
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- Shoemaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Peru.
- Reyburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Reyburn Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyburn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reyburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Peru.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #982746 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Peru.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86019 <5>
- Reeds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Reeds Cemetery is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Enterprise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Denver
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mexico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deedsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Deedsville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deedsville
- Pettysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pettysville is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettysville
- Macy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Hoover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoover is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Twelve Mile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Twelve Mile is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Mile
- New Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Waverly is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Waverly
- Roann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stockdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stockdale is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Gilead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilead is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead
- Richvalley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richvalley is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richvalley
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Disko
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Disko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disko
- Akron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Onward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Onward is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Athens is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
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 Miami County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Akron
- Akron lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Westlawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Akron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Bunker Hill
- Fulton
- Macy
- Macy lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Westlawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macy
- Mexico
- New Waverly
- Peru
- Richvalley
- Roann
- Roann lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Westlawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roann.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roann
- Rochester
- Wabash
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 Westlawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Miami 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #445842 (Westlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #445842 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: Miami
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peru
- Location given for Westlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.863931 Lon: -86.0844383
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Miami, 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 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> | 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. |