A visit to the West Lawn 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 West Lawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Lawn Cemetery (FG ID #261011).
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 West Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lawn Cemetery:
40.8069, -81.3940
The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Stark County<2>.
The county seat for Stark County is located in Canton. Canton lies just to the southeast of the West Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Lawn Cemetery.
Establishment of the West Lawn Cemetery ...
The West Lawn Cemetery was established in 1859.
Name Variations for West Lawn 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.
West Lawn 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 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the West Lawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McKinley Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Canton Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Rowland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rowland Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- North Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Valley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Sunset Hills Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Niesz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Niesz Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niesz Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Henry Warstler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Richville Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Gerber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gerber Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Kountze Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Center Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Park is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Fairhope Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Canton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Harter Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meyers Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Meyers Lake is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
- Gambrinus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Perry Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Perry Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Heights
- North Industry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- North Canton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fohl Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fohl Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fohl Village
- East Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Massillon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lake Sherman Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oval City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westarado
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Navarre Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Navarre Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Village
- Navarre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forty Corners Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rolling Hills Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mayflower Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mayflower Village is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Village
- East Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Brookfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- West Brookfield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
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 West Lawn Cemetery. The following communities are located in Stark County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- East Canton
- Louisville
- Massillon
- North Canton
- North Industry
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 West Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Stark 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 West Lawn Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #261011
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1047825 (Westlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047825 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: Stark
- Est. Elev: 326 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Canton West
- Location given for Westlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8086694 Lon: -81.396781
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Stark, 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- West Lawn 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. |