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:
35.5615, -82.5187
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 Buncombe County<2>.
The county seat for Buncombe County is located in Asheville. Asheville lies just to the northwest 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunset Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- West Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The West Chapel Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chapel Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asheville Cemetery
- City of Asheville Riverside Cemetery
- Green Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Hills Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills Cemetery
- Lewis Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Violet Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Violet Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill Cemetery
- Old Academy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Academy Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Academy Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fore - Rutledge Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fore - Rutledge Cemetery
- The Fore - Rutledge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fore Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Acton UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Long Shoals Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Shoals Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Shoals Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hughey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hughey Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hughey Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Asheville.
- The Hughey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Huey Cemetery
- Hughey / Rice Cemetery
- Rice / Hughey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47729 <5>
- Old Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Macedonia Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Macedonia Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Harkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harkins Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cane Creek Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Fairview.
- The Cane Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47042 <5>
- Patton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sayles Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sayles Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayles Village
- Shiloh
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Redwood Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Redwood Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Biltmore Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
- Azalea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Azalea is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalea
- Asheville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swannanoa Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swannanoa Hills is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swannanoa Hills
- West Asheville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- West Asheville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Asheville
- Skyland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Busbee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Emma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emma is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
- Royal Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Riceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riceville is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Bent Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Arden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Acton is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Enka Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
- Avery Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swannanoa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodfin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stoney Knob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stoney Knob is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Knob
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. The following communities are located in Buncombe 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 visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Buncombe 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 #1016813 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016813 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: Buncombe
- Est. Elev: 645 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Asheville
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5615022 Lon: -82.5187345
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Buncombe, 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 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> | 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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