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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 #644012)

In addition, the Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <2> database entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery (MACRIS ID: ACT.802). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: ACT.802'. 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. 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 Woodlawn Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodlawn Cemetery

Lat:   42.4798°   (42° 28' 47")

Lon:   -71.4227°   (-71° 25' 21")

The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Middlesex County<3>.

The county seat for Middlesex County is located in Cambridge. Cambridge lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the east southeast of the Woodlawn Cemetery .

Establishment of the Woodlawn Cemetery ...

The Woodlawn Cemetery was founded in 1738.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Woodlawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Massachusetts:
  • Pages specific to Middlesex County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Woodlawn Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.

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

    • Acton
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
      • Acton is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,503 people
    • West Concord
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Concord
      • West Concord is located in Middlesex County
    • Village of Nagog Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Nagog Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Nagog Woods
      • Village of Nagog Woods is located in Middlesex County
    • Maynard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,288 people
    • Concord
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,765 people
    • New Town ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Middlesex County
    • Lower Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Middlesex County
    • North Sudbury
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sudbury
      • North Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
    • Carlisle Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Station
      • Carlisle Station is located in Middlesex County
    • Boxborough
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxborough
      • Boxborough is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
    • Stow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
      • Stow is located in Middlesex County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,178 people
    • Baker Bridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Bridge
      • Baker Bridge is located in Middlesex County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Littleton Common
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Common
        • Littleton Common is located in Middlesex County
      • Carlisle
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
        • Carlisle is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,231 people
      • Centre Village ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Village
        • Centre Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Musketamquid Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Musketamquid Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musketamquid Village
        • Musketamquid Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Sudbury
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudbury
        • Sudbury is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,453 people
      • Littleton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
        • Littleton is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,253 people
      • Lincoln
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Lincoln is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,993 people
      • Forge Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forge Village
        • Forge Village is located in Middlesex County
      • Bedford
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
        • Bedford is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,053 people
      • Shaker Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
        • Shaker Village is located in Worcester County
      • Westford
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westford
        • Westford is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,276 people
      • Wayland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
        • Wayland is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,722 people
      • Tower Hill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
        • Tower Hill is located in Middlesex County
      • Nutting Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutting Lake
        • Nutting Lake is located in Middlesex County
      • Chelmsford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelmsford
        • Chelmsford is located in Middlesex County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,528 people
      • Harvard
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
        • Harvard is located in Worcester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,618 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 Woodlawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Middlesex County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • St. Bridgets Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Three Cornered Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Three Cornered Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Three Cornered Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Three Cornered Cemetery
    • Forest Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forest Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • New South Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New South Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New South Cemetery
    • Old South Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old South Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old South Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • New North Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The New North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New North Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northwest of Maynard.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New North Cemetery
    • North Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the North Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the northwest of Maynard.
      • The North Cemetery has also been known as:
      • North Sudbury Cemetery
      • Old North Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #SUD.801 <2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193484 <1>
    • Old Hill Burying Ground
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. Bernards Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Westlawn Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • North Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The North Cemetery is located in Middlesex County
        • The North Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hill Cemetery - North Burying Ground
        • Hill Cemetery
        • North Burying Ground
        • Old North Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Cemetery
        • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #BXB.801 <2>
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251970 <1>
      • Brookside Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Westlawn Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Heart Pond Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

    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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #601562  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #601562 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: Maynard
      • County: Middlesex         Elev: 51
      • Location given for GNIS #601562 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #644012
    • Referenced MACRIS Record:  ACT.802

    The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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>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.

    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 Woodlawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4798, Longitude: -71.4227    
    <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>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.




 

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