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 #94057).
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:
39.1129, -94.6753
The Westlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kansas City.
The cemetery is located in Wyandotte County<2>.
While not adjacent, the Mount Calvary Cemetery is directly north of the Westlawn Cemetery.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the northeast of The Westlawn Cemetery is the Saint Johns Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Wyandotte County is located in Kansas City. Kansas City lies just to the east 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 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Westlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quindaro Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shawnee Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shawnee Twp. Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Twp. Cemetery
- Tensquatawa Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Huron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Huron Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Cemetery
- Huron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Huron Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Old Quindaro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Saylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stony Point Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Grinter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grinter Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wyandotte County Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Shawnee Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shawnee Methodist Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Slope Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 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:
- Kansas City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Quindaro ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Argentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grinter Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morris
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Roeland Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Westwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Parkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Merriam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Countryside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Countryside is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mission is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <5>
- Fairway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Woods is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Westwood Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Northmoor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Northmoor is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northmoor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Houston Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Houston Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Lake Quivira
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Quivira is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Mission Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mission Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Holliday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oaks is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Oakview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
- Oakwood Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Park is located in Clay County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Lake Waukomis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Waukomis is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Waukomis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
- Platte Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Platte Woods is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Woods
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Weatherby Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weatherby Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 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 Wyandotte County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argentine
- Kansas City
- Kansas City
- Merriam
- North Kansas City
- Parkville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kansas:
- Pages specific to Wyandotte 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: #94057
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #478979 (Westlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478979 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: Wyandotte
- Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shawnee
- Location given for Westlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1111152 Lon: -94.6752362
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Wyandotte, 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- 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. |