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A visit to the West Lawn Memorial Gardens ...

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 West Lawn Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lawn Memorial Gardens:

39.0520, -95.8157

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Lawn Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The West Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Shawnee County<2>.

The county seat for Shawnee County is located in Topeka. Topeka lies just to the east of the West Lawn Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Lawn Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the West Lawn Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Lawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Valencia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Valencia Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Cemetery
  • Mission Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Security Benefit Association Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Shawnee 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 Topeka.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93131 <5>
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Elevation Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Elevation Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevation Cemetery
  • Penwell - Gabel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Penwell - Gabel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwell - Gabel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Penwell - Gabel Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
    • The Penwell - Gabel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Pen Well - Gabel Cemetery
    • Penwell Gabel Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93016 <5>
  • Topeka State Hospital Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
  • Uniontown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
  • Foster Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Boys Industrial School Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93094 <5>
    • Topeka Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Topeka Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Topeka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93916 <5>
    • Rochester Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery
    • Rossville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rossville Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville Cemetery
    • Dover Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dover Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Cemetery
    • Auburn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Auburn Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Cemetery
    • Somervell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Somervell Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somervell Cemetery
    • Half-Day Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Half-Day Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half-Day Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Half-Day Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Topeka.
      • The Half-Day Cemetery has also been known as:
      • HalfDay Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92625 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the West Lawn Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Lawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Kiro
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kiro is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
  • Silver Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Topeka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <6>
  • Willard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Willard is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Dover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • North Topeka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
  • Cullen Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
  • Pauline
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pauline is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
  • Oakland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Oakland is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Rossville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Auburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Maple Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Berryton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Berryton is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
    • Tecumseh
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Grantville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Grantville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
    • Watson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Watson is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
    • Hoyt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <6>
    • Spencer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Spencer is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Delia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Delia is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Vera
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera

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 West Lawn Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shawnee County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lawn Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Carbondale
  • Delia
    • Delia lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Lawn Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delia.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
  • Grantville
  • Hoyt
    • Hoyt lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Lawn Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoyt.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
  • Meriden
  • Rossville
  • Saint Marys
  • Silver Lake
  • Topeka

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 West Lawn Memorial Gardens: