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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:

42.5378, -98.9895

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 Holt County<2>.

The county seat for Holt County is located in O'Neill. O'Neill lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> 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 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Celia Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • The Celia Cemetery is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celia Cemetery
  • Phoenix Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • O'Neill Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The O'Neill Cemetery is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the O'Neill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in O'Neill.
    • The O'Neill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #654077 <5>
  • Newport Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Eureka Valley Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Kirkwood Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Willowdale Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Bruna School Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bruna School Cemetery is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruna School Cemetery
  • Sybrant Community Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Keya Paha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Wenz Graves
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • The Wenz Graves is located in Rock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenz Graves
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
    • Inman Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Inman Cemetery is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
    • Scottville Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Scottville Cemetery is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Miniola Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Miniola Cemetery is located in Holt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miniola Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Butte Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The Butte Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Butte Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Butte.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100443 <5>
    • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Butte.
      • The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Butte Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101412 <5>
    • St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Atkinson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Stuart
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Emmet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Inez ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Inez is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
  • Cleveland ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cleveland is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Newport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • O'Neill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • O'Neill is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,537 people
    • O'Neill has also been known as:
    • O'Neill City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Neill <6>
  • Dustin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Dustin is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Amelia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Mariaville ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Mariaville is located in Rock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariaville
  • Inman
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Paddock
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Paddock is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Chambers
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Butte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Spencer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carns ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Carns is located in Keya Paha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carns
    • Bassett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Naper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Bristow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Anoka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Anoka is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people

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 Holt County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Amelia
  • Anoka
    • Anoka lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anoka.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
  • Atkinson
  • Bassett
  • Bristow
  • Butte
    • Butte lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butte.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Chambers
  • Emmet
    • Emmet lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Emmet.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
  • Inman
    • Inman lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Inman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Naper
  • Newport
  • O'Neill
  • Spencer
  • Stuart
    • Stuart lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Stuart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart

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 helpful 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 Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Holt 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 #834869  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834869 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: Holt
      • Est. Elev: 643 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Atkinson
      • Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.53778     Lon: -98.9895417
      • 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 Nebraska's counties, including Holt, 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>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.