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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 #2002)

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:   42.9191°   (42° 55' 8")

Lon:   -85.6326°   (-85° 37' 57")

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

The county seat for Kent County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies just to the north northwest of the Woodlawn Cemetery .

Name Variations for Woodlawn Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Walker Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Rest Lawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rest Lawn Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton Street Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fulton Street Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resurrection Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resurrection Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens is located in Kent County
  • Teeple Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teeple Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teeple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Teeple Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Martin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Graceland Mausoleum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Mausoleum
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Mausoleum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graceland Mausoleum is located in Kent County
  • Fair Plains Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fair Plains Cemetery is located in Kent County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Blain Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blain Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Ahavas Israel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lithuanian Freedom Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • St.s Peter & Paul's Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St.s Peter & Paul's Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St.s Peter & Paul's Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St.s Peter & Paul's Lithuanian Catholic Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Washington Park Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blood Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Grandville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kent Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kent Memorial Gardens is located in Kent County
    • Dutton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dutton Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery is located in Kent County
    • Mason Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mason Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mason Cemetery is located in Kent County

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 Woodlawn Cemetery.

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

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 Kent 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 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:

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 #1616772  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1616772 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: Grand Rapids West
    • County: Kent         Elev: 222
    • Location given for GNIS #1616772 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2002

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.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>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kent, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 42.9191, Longitude: -85.6326    
<4>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.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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