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 #967891).
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:
42.7624, -78.7421
The Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Orchard Park.
The cemetery is located in Erie County<2>.
The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Woodlawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Woodlawn Cemetery.
Establishment of the Woodlawn Cemetery ...
The Woodlawn Cemetery was established in 1851.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sheldon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griffins Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Angle Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Angle Road Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle Road Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Prospect Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mols Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mols Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mols Hill Cemetery
- Maple Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Maple Wood Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Wood Cemetery
- St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Mother of the Rosary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cobble Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cobble Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Hill Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Partridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Partridge Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Cemetery
- Neischell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Neischell Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neischell Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Maple Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Maple Rest Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rest 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:
- Orchard Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ellicott
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ellicott is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellicott
- Webster Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Armor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scranton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jewettville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffins Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blasdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Seneca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Boston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bay View
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Aurora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Billington Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Billington Heights is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billington Heights
- Blossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lackawanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athol Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Patchin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elma Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elma Center is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma Center
- Elma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wanakah
(8 miles [12.9 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. The following communities are located in Erie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blasdell
- East Aurora
- Elma
- Elma lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
- Hamburg
- Lackawanna
- North Boston
- Orchard Park
- West Seneca
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Erie 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: #967891
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 Erie, 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 obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |