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A visit to the Woodlawn 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 Woodlawn Cemetery ...

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

43.6698, -70.3459

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

The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.

The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Portland. Portland lies just to the east of the Woodlawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Woodlawn Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Conant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Conant Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant Cemetery
  • Temple Beth El Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Beth El Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Temple Beth El Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
    • The Temple Beth El Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Beth El Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342716 <5>
  • Brooklawn Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Brooklawn Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brooklawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Portland.
    • The Brooklawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Brooklawn Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #852912 <5>
  • Stroudwater Burying Ground
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
  • Smith - Anderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nonesuch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nonesuch Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Western Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Western Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
    • Maplewood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
    • Hale Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Hale Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
    • Highland Lake Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Highland Lake Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake Cemetery
    • Eastern Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
    • South Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The South Street Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Street Cemetery
    • South Gorham Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The South Gorham Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gorham Cemetery
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Eastern Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Eastern Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
    • Gowen Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Gowen Family Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen Family Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.

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

  • Westbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Stroudwater
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Stroudwater is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudwater
  • Sagamore Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Sagamore Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagamore Village
  • Lone Creek Village ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Creek Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Creek Village
  • North Scarborough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Scarborough
  • Cash Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cash Corner is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Corner
  • Pleasantdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasantdale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
  • Portland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Gorham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <6>
  • Danish Village ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Danish Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Village
  • South Portland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ferry Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ferry Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Scarborough
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Little Diamond Island Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Waites Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Waites Landing is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Landing
    • Falmouth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • South Windham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • South Windham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
    • West Scarborough
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • West Scarborough is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scarborough
    • Peaks Island
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Newhall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Newhall is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
    • Buxton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Buxton is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,368 people
    • Falmouth Foreside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Falmouth Foreside is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth Foreside
    • Grand Beach
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Grand Beach is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
    • Prouts Neck
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Windham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Windham is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <6>
    • Cape Elizabeth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cumberland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,298 people
    • Cumberland Center
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ireland Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Ireland Corner is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Corner

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. The following communities are located in Cumberland County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn 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 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Cumberland 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #578673  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #578673 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: Cumberland
      • Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Portland West
      • Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.6698033     Lon: -70.3458834
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Cumberland, 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- Woodlawn 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.