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:
40.7745, -84.6275
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 Van Wert County<2>.
The county seat for Van Wert County is located in Van Wert. Van Wert lies just to the north northeast 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- German Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The German Reformed Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Reformed Cemetery
- The German Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Cemetery
- Wittung Cemetery
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Ridge Slater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Slater Cemetery
- The Ridge Slater Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183792 <5>
- Wallick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wallick Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallick Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Frisinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Frisinger Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisinger Cemetery
- Evangelical Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schumm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1980950 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Zimerman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zimerman Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimerman Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Shindeldecker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roebuck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roebuck Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck Cemetery
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tomlinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tomlinson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Rockford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43755 <5>
- Balyeat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Balyeat Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balyeat Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Union Cemetery is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Union Cemetery
- The Woodland Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #340975 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Ohio City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Abanaka
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Abanaka is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanaka
- Glenmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glenmore is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Schumm
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Schumm is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schumm
- Rockford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Van Wert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Willshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mercer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Tama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tama is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tama
- Mendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Venedocia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Venedocia is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venedocia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Convoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Earley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Earley is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earley
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Converse Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Converse Station is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse Station
- Converse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Middle Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Landeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Landeck is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landeck
- Hoaglin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hoaglin is located in Van Wert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
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 Van Wert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Convoy
- Delphos
- Mendon
- Ohio City
- Spencerville
- Van Wert
- Willshire
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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Van Wert 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 #1048089 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1048089 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: Van Wert
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenmore
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7744923 Lon: -84.6274581
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Van Wert, 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. |
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