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. 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:
42.9191, -85.6326
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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:
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)
- The Rest Lawn Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Lawn Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Teeple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Teeple Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeple Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Graceland Mausoleum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Graceland Mausoleum is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Mausoleum
- Fair Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fair Plains Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plains Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Blain Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain Cemetery
- 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)
- 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)
- The Blood Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood Cemetery
- 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)
- The White Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Grandville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kent Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dutton Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason 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 Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Grand Rapids
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burlingame
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clyde Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kentwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Rapids
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Galewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Urbandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beverly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wyoming
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Burlingame Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cutlerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Carlisle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Grandville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forest Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Walker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comstock Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Byron Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Northview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Northview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Jenison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kinney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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.
- Byron Center
- Caledonia
- Grand Rapids
- Grandville
- Jenison
- Wyoming
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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2002
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1616772 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1616772 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grand Rapids West
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9161391 Lon: -85.6303056
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 things 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. |