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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 #32371)

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:   39.0852°   (39° 5' 6")

Lon:   -94.4105°   (-94° 24' 37")

The cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

As an estimate, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Independence.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Independence. Independence 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:

  • Independence 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.

  • Hendrick Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hendrick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Mound Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Luttrell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge Memory Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Memory Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Ridge Memory Gardens is located in Jackson County
  • Mt. Washington Forever Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Blue Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jewish Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jewish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blue Ridge Lawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Pitcher Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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.

  • Independence
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Sugar Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Maywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Adams
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Adams
    • From the Woodlawn Cemetery to Adams
  • Cement City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cement City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement City
    • Cement City is located in Jackson County
  • Leeds
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Birmingham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Raytown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
    • Raytown is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <7>
  • Little Blue
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lake Tapawingo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tapawingo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tapawingo
    • Lake Tapawingo is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Minaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • River Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • River Bend is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Randolph
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Kansas City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Kansas City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kansas City
      • East Kansas City is located in Clay County
    • Blue Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Claycomo
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claycomo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claycomo
      • Claycomo is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
    • Lake City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Jackson County
    • Atherton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Avondale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Avondale is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Kansas City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Glenaire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenaire have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenaire
      • Glenaire is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
    • Unity Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Village
      • Unity Village is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Pleasant Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
    • Woodhill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Kansas City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

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 Jackson 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 begin with 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 #729111  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #729111 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: Independence
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 311
    • Location given for GNIS #729111 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #32371

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 Missouri's counties, including Jackson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 39.0852, Longitude: -94.4105    
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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