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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 #87340)

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:   39.2455°   (39° 14' 43")

Lon:   -87.3905°   (-87° 23' 25")

The cemetery is located in Sullivan County<2>.

As an estimate, the Westlawn Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Farmersburg.

The county seat for Sullivan County is located in Sullivan. Sullivan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Westlawn Cemetery .

Name Variations for Westlawn Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Westlawn Cemetery has also been known as:

  • West Lawn Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Westlawn Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Vigo County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKinney Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Douglas Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglas Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglas Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Douglas Chapel Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Kester Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chowning Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chowning Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chowning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chowning Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Flock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Flock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Vigo County
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Vigo County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • West Prairie Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Prairie Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Prairie Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Prairie Creek Cemetery is located in Vigo County
  • Pogue Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pogue Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pogue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pogue Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • DeBaun Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeBaun Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeBaun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The DeBaun Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Pleasant Green Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Green Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Watson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Vigo County
    • Riggs - Ernest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riggs - Ernest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riggs - Ernest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riggs - Ernest Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Alkire Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alkire Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alkire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Alkire Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Knights of Columbus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights of Columbus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights of Columbus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knights of Columbus Cemetery is located in Sullivan County
    • Stephens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Vigo County
    • Ruggles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruggles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruggles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Vigo County

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.

  • Farmersburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shelburn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
    • Shelburn is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,222 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelburn <7>
  • Pimento
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Scott City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hymera
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hymera have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymera
    • Hymera is located in Sullivan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Prairie Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Creek
    • Prairie Creek is located in Vigo County
  • Fairbanks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbanks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
    • Fairbanks is located in Sullivan County
  • Lewis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Youngstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Vigo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vigo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigo
    • Vigo is located in Vigo County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Vigo
    • From the Westlawn Cemetery to Vigo
  • Coalmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
    • Coalmont is located in Clay County
  • Prairieton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
    • Prairieton is located in Vigo County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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 Sullivan 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 visit 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:

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 #445777  (West Lawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #445777 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: Shelburn
    • County: Sullivan         Elev: 172
    • Location given for GNIS #445777 (West Lawn Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #87340

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 Sullivan, 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- ) 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: 39.2455, Longitude: -87.3905    
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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