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 #87353).
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:
41.5354, -86.4404
The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Joseph County is located in South Bend. South Bend lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast 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 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Westlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Porter - Rea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fair Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fair Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Cemetery
- Sauktown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sumption Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lakeville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Lakeville Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville Cemetery
- Olive Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Olive Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Blissville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fairmount Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Southlawn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Hungarian Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donaldson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Donaldson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson Cemetery
- Tracy Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Van Buskirk Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Van Buskirk Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buskirk Cemetery
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 Westlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kankakee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walkerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crumstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Koontz Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
- Tyner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- La Paz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stillwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nutwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Grovertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Linkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gulivoire Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zeigler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Carlisle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Donaldson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Donaldson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Kingsford Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
- Hamlet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Bend
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kingsbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roseland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- La Porte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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 Saint Joseph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- La Porte
- New Carlisle
- North Liberty
- Plymouth
- South Bend
- Walkerton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Westlawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Saint Joseph 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: #87353
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #452835 (Westlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #452835 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: St. Joseph
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North Liberty
- Location given for Westlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5350456 Lon: -86.4408455
- 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 Saint Joseph, 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- 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. |