A visit to the Westlawn 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 Cemetery ...
The Westlawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chubb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chubb Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chubb Cemetery
- Detroit Memorial Park West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Downer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Downer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer Cemetery
- Ganong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ganong Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganong Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Kelly Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Kelly Cemetery
- The Mt. Kelly Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Kelley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1149 <2>
- Newburgh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newburgh Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh Cemetery
- Northview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nowlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nowlin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Old Wayne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Old Wayne Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wayne Cemetery
- Romulus City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Romulus City Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus City Cemetery
- St. Hedwig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Mary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Sheldon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Tyler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tyler Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Wallaceville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wallaceville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallaceville Cemetery
- Westwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Westwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Cemetery
- The Westwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mishkan Israel Cemetery
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Allen Park
- Beech
- Beech is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Belleville
- Brightmoor
- Brightmoor is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
- Canton
- Clarenceville
- Clarenceville is located in Oakland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarenceville
- Dearborn Heights
- Dearborn
- Ecorse
- Elm
- Elm is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
- Eloise
- Eloise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
- Garden City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Inkster
- Lincoln Park
- Livonia
- Melvindale
- New Boston
- Plymouth
- Redford
- Romulus
- Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Southgate
- Taylor
- Wayne
- Westland
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 Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Canton
- Dearborn Heights
- Dearborn
- Garden City
- Inkster
- Lincoln Park
- Livonia
- Plymouth
- Redford
- Romulus
- Southgate
- Wayne
- Westland
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Westlawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1616214 (Westlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616214 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Inkster
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Westlawn Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |