A visit to the Woodlawn Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Woodlawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Woodlawn Cemetery (FG ID #66788).
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:
40.8907, -73.8725
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Bronx County<2>.
The county seat for Bronx County is located in Bronx. Bronx lies just to the south of the Woodlawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodlawn Cemetery.
Name Variations for Woodlawn Cemetery ...
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.
Woodlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sherwood Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherwood Park Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Park Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Raymonds RC Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Peter's Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Peter's Graveyard is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Graveyard
- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bronxville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brookside Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Cemetery
- St. Raymond's Cemetery (Old)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blessed Sacrament Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beechwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cemetery of the Madonna
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cemetery of the Madonna is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery of the Madonna
- Madonna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in New York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- St. Raymond's Cemetery (New)
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Potters Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Potters Field is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field
- Seacord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Seacord Cemetery is located in Westchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seacord Cemetery
- St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Williams Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kings Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spuyten Duyvil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fordham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eastchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eastchester
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eastchester is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bronx
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Yonkers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham Manor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pelham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bronxville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryn Mawr Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Washington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Rochelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nepperhan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Fort Lee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Concourse Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
- Throggs Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- City Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Englewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Bronx County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bronx
- Bronxville
- Englewood
- Mount Vernon
- New Rochelle
- Pelham Manor
- Pelham
- Tuckahoe
- Williams Bridge
- Yonkers
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 New York:
- Pages specific to Bronx 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #66788
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #971674 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #971674 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: Bronx
- Est. Elev: 45 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Vernon
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8884329 Lon: -73.8723575
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Bronx, 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 obstructions 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. |