A visit to the Woodlawn Memorial Park ...
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 Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodlawn Memorial Park:
38.1264, -90.5657
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodlawn Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the north of the Woodlawn Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodlawn Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Joachim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Joachim Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joachim Cemetery
- Victoria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Victoria Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria Cemetery
- Politte Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Politte Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Politte Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Hope UCC Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery
- The Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mammoth Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30613 <5>
- Old Blackwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Blackwell Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Blackwell Cemetery
- Vineyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Vineyard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Cemetery
- Sunnyside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Pinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hamman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hamman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamman Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Old German Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old German Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old German Cemetery
- Hillsboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Good Shepherd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Shepherd Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Aly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Aly Cemetery is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly Cemetery
- Moontown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Moontown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moontown Cemetery
- Buster Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Buster Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buster Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler 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 Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodlawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- De Soto
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Knorpp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Knorpp is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knorpp
- Olympian Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Blackwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Valles Mines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flucom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Hematite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Silver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silver Springs is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Mapaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fletcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Theabeau Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Festus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mud Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Cadet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morse Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Crystal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Settletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Settletown is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settletown
- Herculaneum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- French Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- French Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Mitchie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
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 Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal City
- De Soto
- Festus
- Herculaneum
- Hillsboro
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 Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #729113 (Woodlawn Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #729113 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Soto
- Location given for Woodlawn Memorial Park:
- Lat: 38.126442 Lon: -90.5656819
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodlawn Memorial Park) 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |