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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   40.8907°   (40° 53' 26")

Lon:   -73.8725°   (-73° 52' 21")

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 .

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:

  • Woodland Cemetery

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.

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 New York:
  • Pages specific to Bronx County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Woodlawn Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Bridge
      • Williams Bridge is located in Bronx County
    • Riverdale
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Spuyten Duyvil
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spuyten Duyvil
      • Spuyten Duyvil is located in Bronx County
    • Eastchester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
      • Eastchester is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastchester <5>
    • Eastchester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastchester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastchester
      • Eastchester is located in Bronx County
    • Mount Vernon
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Inwood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in New York County
    • Bronx
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
      • Bronx is located in Bronx County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
      • Bronx has also been known as:
      • Bronx
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <5>
    • Yonkers
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
      • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
    • Pelham Manor
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pelham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Westchester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,917 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
    • Bronxville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Bryn Mawr Park
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryn Mawr Park
        • Bryn Mawr Park is located in Westchester County
      • Washington Heights
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Heights
        • Washington Heights is located in New York County
      • New Rochelle
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Tuckahoe
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Linwood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
        • Linwood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Fort Lee
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
        • Fort Lee is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Concourse Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concourse Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concourse Village
        • Concourse Village is located in Bronx County
      • Throgs Neck
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throgs Neck
        • Throgs Neck is located in Bronx County
      • Englewood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
        • Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,278 people
      • Harlem
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
        • Harlem is located in New York County
      • Delano Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Village
        • Delano Village is located in New York County
      • Locust Point
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
        • Locust Point is located in Bronx County
      • Larchmont
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • West Englewood
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood
        • West Englewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<7>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
    • Sherwood Park Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sherwood Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sherwood Park Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherwood Park Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Yonkers.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65498 <1>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Yonkers.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #66010 <1>
    • Old West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old West Farms Soldiers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old West Farms Soldiers Cemetery is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old West Farms Soldiers Cemetery
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peter's Graveyard is located in Bronx County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bronxville Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bronxville Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bronxville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Brookside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brookside Cemetery is located in Bergen County (NJ)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookside Cemetery
    • St. Raymond's Cemetery (Old)
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Raymond's Cemetery (Old) is located in Bronx County
      • The St. Raymond's Cemetery (Old) has also been known as:
      • Old St. Raymonds Cemetery
      • St. Raymonds Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Raymond's Cemetery (Old)
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2224878 <1>
    • Blessed Sacrament Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blessed Sacrament Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blessed Sacrament Cemetery is located in Westchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blessed Sacrament Cemetery
    • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Protestant Episcopal Cemetery
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery of the Madonna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cemetery of the Madonna is located in Bergen County (NJ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery of the Madonna
      • Madonna Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Trinity Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trinity Cemetery is located in New York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potters Field have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Potters Field is located in Bronx County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potters Field
      • Seacord Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seacord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Seacord Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seacord Cemetery
      • St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Westchester County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Yonkers.
        • The St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • St. Johns Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437725 <1>
      • St. Josephs Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

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

    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 #971674  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #971674 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mount Vernon
      • County: Bronx         Elev: 45
      • Location given for GNIS #971674 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #66788

    The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Woodlawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8907, Longitude: -73.8725    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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