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A visit to the Westlawn Memorial Cemetery ...

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 Westlawn Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westlawn Memorial Cemetery:

29.9044, -90.0409

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

The Westlawn Memorial Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Jefferson Parish is located in Gretna. Gretna lies just to the northwest of the Westlawn Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Westlawn Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Westlawn Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hook and Ladder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
  • McDonoghville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The McDonoghville Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonoghville Cemetery
  • Evening Star Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Evening Star Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Star Cemetery
  • Firemens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Firemens Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firemens Cemetery
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
  • Girod Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Girod Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girod Cemetery
  • Lafayette Cemetery #2
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lafayette Cemetery #2 is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery #2
  • Lafayette Cemetery #1
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lafayette Cemetery #1 is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery #1
  • St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo
    • The St. Roch Cemetery Campo Santo has also been known as:
    • St. Roch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68885 <5>
  • Mandeville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Mandeville Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville Cemetery
  • St. Louis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • St. Vincent Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Vincent Cemetery
    • Valence Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Valient Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Valient Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valient Cemetery
    • Jewish Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
    • English Turn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The English Turn Cemetery is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn Cemetery
    • Chalmette National Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
    • Carrollton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Carrollton Cemetery is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton Cemetery
    • Scarsdale Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Scarsdale Cemetery is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale Cemetery
    • Ellen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Bernard Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westlawn Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westlawn Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Terrytown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Timberlane
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Timberlane is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlane
  • Gretna
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <6>
  • Harvey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Woodmere
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodmere is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere
  • Arabi
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Marrero
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Belle Chasse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • English Turn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • English Turn is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Turn
  • New Orleans
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Estelle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Estelle is located in Jefferson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Scarsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Scarsdale is located in Plaquemines Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Meraux
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Chalmette
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Versailles
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Versailles is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
    • Stella
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stella is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Braithwaite
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Westwego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Plaquemines Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Story
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Story is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
    • Saxonholm
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Saxonholm is located in Saint Bernard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxonholm
    • Jefferson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Gentilly Terrace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Gentilly Terrace is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly Terrace
    • Bridge City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gentilly
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Gentilly is located in Orleans Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly

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 Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westlawn Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • 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 Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #540339  (Westlawn Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #540339 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
      • Parish: Jefferson
      • Est. Elev: -1 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Orleans East
      • Location given for Westlawn Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.9043719     Lon: -90.0409044
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Jefferson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westlawn Memorial 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.