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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   41.5354°   (41° 32' 7")

Lon:   -86.4404°   (-86° 26' 25")

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 .

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.

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.

  • North Liberty
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Liberty
    • North Liberty is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Liberty <6>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koontz Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Lake
    • Koontz Lake is located in Starke County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <6>
  • Stillwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Nutwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nutwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
    • Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nutwood
    • From the Westlawn Cemetery to Nutwood
  • Grovertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gulivoire Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Zeigler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Carlisle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carlisle
      • New Carlisle is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carlisle <6>
    • Donaldson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
      • Donaldson is located in Marshall County
    • Kingsford Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsford Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
      • Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyatt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyatt <6>
    • Roseland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
    • La Porte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bremen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
      • Bremen is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <6>
    • Mishawaka
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people

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.

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 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:

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 #452835  (Westlawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #452835 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: North Liberty
    • County: St. Joseph         Elev: 223
    • Location given for GNIS #452835 (Westlawn Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #87353

The official website for Saint Joseph County: www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Westlawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5354, Longitude: -86.4404    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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