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:
31.6477, -89.1809
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 Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Laurel. Laurel lies just to the northeast 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 26 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.
- Indian Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Anderson - Minter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Currie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Currie Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ellisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ellisville Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Our Home Universalist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hinton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Tularosa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tularosa Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tularosa Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Windham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Windham Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham Cemetery
- Laurel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurel Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Shows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shows Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shows Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Mt. Oral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Oral Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oral Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Ellisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Laurel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Service
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Service is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Soso
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Amy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Errata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Errata is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Errata
- Moss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Moss has also been known as:
- Mossville
- Sandersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Ovett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Stringer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hot Coffee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sanford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Seminary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lux
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Taylorsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Petal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Como
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
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 Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Ellisville
- Hattiesburg
- Laurel
- Petal
- Petal lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Petal.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
- Sandersville
- Taylorsville
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:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jones 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 #679852 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679852 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel West
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6476635 Lon: -89.1808914
- 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 Jones, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |