A visit to the West Lawn 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 West Lawn Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lawn Memorial Park:
35.5596, -80.5923
The West Lawn Memorial Park is located in Rowan County<1>.
The county seat for Rowan County is located in Salisbury. Salisbury lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the West Lawn Memorial Park .
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Name Variations for West Lawn Memorial Park ...
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.
We have seen the following variation for West Lawn Memorial Park:
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 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the West Lawn Memorial Park.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Lawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- China Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Bethpage Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wittenberg Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wittenberg Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Owen Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Christiana Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Christiana Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Dixonville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Salisbury National Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Chestnut Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Old English Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Old English Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old English Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherford Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Acres Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Green Acres Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Cemetery
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenwood Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Rowan Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the West Lawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Lawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Landis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- China Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Five Forks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Five Forks is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- North Kannapolis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
- Harris Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corriher Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
- Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Enochville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kannapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harts ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Fisher Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Mill Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Shupings Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shupings Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shupings Mill
- Correll Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Correll Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll Park
- Faith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Red Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Acres
- Frohock Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frohock Mill is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohock Mill
- Watson Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Watson Village is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Village
- Rimer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Overbrook Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook Acres is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook Acres
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Poplar Tent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
- Crescent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Granite Quarry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Salisbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Salisbury is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salisbury
- Oak Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eaman Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eaman Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaman Park
- Bear Poplar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Poplar is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Poplar
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 West Lawn Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Rowan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 West Lawn Memorial Park:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rowan 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 West Lawn Memorial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #997025 (West Lawn Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #997025 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: Rowan
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: China Grove
- Location given for West Lawn Memorial Park:
- Lat: 35.5598614 Lon: -80.5920101
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rowan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- West Lawn Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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