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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:

45.3676, -68.2784

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 Penobscot County<2>.

The county seat for Penobscot County is located in Bangor. Bangor lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 23 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km] of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • East Winn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Winn Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Winn Cemetery
  • Half Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Half Twp. Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Twp. Cemetery
  • Snow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Snow Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
  • North Chester Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The North Chester Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chester Cemetery
  • South Winn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The South Winn Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Winn Cemetery
  • Long Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Long Ridge Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
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  • Middle Chester Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Middle Chester Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Chester Cemetery
  • Lincoln Center Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Lincoln Center Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center Cemetery
  • Transalpine Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Transalpine Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transalpine Cemetery
  • Page Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Page Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Mt. Repose Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Repose Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Repose Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Belding Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Belding Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
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    • Lowell Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lowell Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
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    • Ridge Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Ridge Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
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    • West End Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The West End Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
    • Village Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Village Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Fiske Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fiske Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske Cemetery
    • West Enfield Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The West Enfield Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enfield Cemetery
    • Edinburg Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Edinburg Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg Cemetery
    • Sunny Slope Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sunny Slope Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slope Cemetery
    • Drew Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Drew Cemetery is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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:

  • Lee
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lee is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee <5>
  • Springfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • South Springfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • South Springfield is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Springfield
  • Lakeville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Winn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Winn is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Mattawamkeag
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Chester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Chester is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 523 people
  • Lincoln
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Carroll
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Carroll is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Carroll has also been known as:
    • Carroll Plantation
  • Pea Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pea Ridge is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
  • Burlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Plantation of Prentiss
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Kingman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Woodville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • East Lowell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • East Lowell is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lowell
    • South Lincoln
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • South Lincoln is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lincoln
    • Enfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Enfield is located in Penobscot County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
    • Molunkus
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Molunkus is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molunkus
    • Macwahoc Plantation
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Macwahoc Plantation is located in Aroostook County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macwahoc Plantation
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 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. The following communities are located in Penobscot 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Maine:
  • Pages specific to Penobscot 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 #578680  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #578680 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: Penobscot
      • Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lee
      • Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.3675616     Lon: -68.278352
      • 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 Penobscot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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- 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.