A visit to the Woodlawn 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 Woodlawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodlawn Cemetery:
31.2168, -90.9270
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the east southeast of the Woodlawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodlawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bryant - Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Tolar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tolar Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolar Cemetery
- Bonds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bonds Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Graves Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Richard Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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- Faust Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Faust Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust Cemetery
- Talbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Talbert Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbert Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- William Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The William Huff Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Huff Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Big Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Antioch Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Antioch Cemetery
- Frith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Frith Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frith Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Stubbs - Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jonathan Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jonathan Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan Day Cemetery
- Whittington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bewelcome
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Gloster
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- O'Neil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Crosby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Centreville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Troy ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Mount Olive
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Whitaker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Glading
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Bude
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Huron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- White Apple
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Wilkinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- McElveen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Norwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- Gillsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
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 Amite 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 turn to 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705107 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705107 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bewelcome
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2168406 Lon: -90.9270472
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Amite, 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. |