A visit to the Woodlawn 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 Woodlawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Woodlawn Cemetery (FG ID #91878)
In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery (MACRIS ID: ATT.803). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: ATT.803'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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 Woodlawn Cemetery ...
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Bristol County<3>.
Establishment of the Woodlawn Cemetery ...
The Woodlawn Cemetery was:
Organized in 1865
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Metcalf Cemetery
- The Metcalf Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
- North Purchase Cemetery
- Norton Center Cemetery
- Norton Common Cemetery
- Notre Dame Cemetery
- Oak Knoll Cemetery
- The Oak Knoll Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll Cemetery
- Paine Cemetery
- Plainville Cemetery
- The Plainville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Quaker Burying Ground
- The Quaker Burying Ground is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Burying Ground
- Quaker Cemetery
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- St. Basil the Great Cemetery
- The St. Basil the Great Cemetery is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Basil the Great Cemetery
- The St. Basil the Great Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Basil Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Shepardville Cemetery
- The Shepardville Cemetery is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepardville Cemetery
- South Burial Ground Cemetery
- Spring Brook Cemetery
- Stevens Corner Cemetery
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]<5> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Arnold Mills
- Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro Falls is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Falls
- Attleboro
- Attleborough City
- Attleborough City is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City
- Berkeley
- Briggs Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner
- Burnt Swamp Corner
- Central Falls
- Chartley
- Chartley is located in Bristol County
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- Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Darlington
- Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- East Mansfield
- Lonsdale
- Mansfield
- North Attleboro
- North Attleboro is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,470 people
- North Seekonk
- North Seekonk is located in Bristol County
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- Norton
- Pawtucket
- Plainville
- Plainville is located in Norfolk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
- Rehoboth
- Rehoboth is located in Bristol County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
- Rumford
- Saylesville
- Sheldonville
- Valley Falls
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 Woodlawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bristol County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Attleboro
- Central Falls
- Mansfield
- North Attleboro
- Pawtucket
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 either 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 Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Bristol 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 Woodlawn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #91878
Referenced MACRIS Record: ATT.803
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599500 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599500 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: Bristol
- Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Attleboro
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> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Woodlawn Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |