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 #46666).
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:
40.4402, -79.8667
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Allegheny County<2>.
The county seat for Allegheny County is located in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh lies just to the west 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 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Monongahela Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Sunset View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sunset View Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smithfield East End Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Braddock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Braddock Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Cemetery
- Churchill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Churchill Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anne Ashley Memorial UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homestead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hungarian Reformed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Cathedral Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Richey Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Wilkinsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Edgewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Edgewood is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,983 people
- Swissvale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Braddock Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Braddock Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,772 people
- Forest Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
- Churchill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Churchill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
- Whitaker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rankin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Braddock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- North Braddock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfant is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Nadine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Homestead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Homestead is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Homestead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
- Munhall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennywood Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Pittsburgh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Turtle Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blawnox
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duquesne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East McKeesport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmerding
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Monroeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garden City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Aspinwall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Universal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Penn Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Verona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sharpsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morningside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Allegheny County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Duquesne
- Homestead
- Monroeville
- Munhall
- Turtle Creek
- Verona
- Wilkinsburg
- Wilmerding
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 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Allegheny 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: #46666
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1191744 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191744 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: Allegheny
- Est. Elev: 380 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Braddock
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.439791 Lon: -79.8639382
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Allegheny, 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 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. |