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 #2166457)
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: 41.3354° (41° 20' 7")
Lon: -75.9593° (-75° 57' 33")
The cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.
As an estimate, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Dallas.
The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies just to the south southeast of the Woodlawn Cemetery .
Establishment of the Woodlawn Cemetery ...
The Woodlawn Cemetery was established in 1896.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fern Knoll Burial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. John the Baptist RC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Chapel Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Lawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chapel Lawn Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Huntsville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fern Brook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Brook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Brook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fern Brook Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Anns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- Polish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Polish Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- St. Mary's Annunciation Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Ignatius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Slovak of Luzerne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Shrine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eaton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
- St. Vincent's RC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. John's Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forty Fort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forty Fort Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forty Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Forty Fort Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 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.
- Dallas
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Back Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Back Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Back Mountain
- Back Mountain is located in Luzerne County
- Trucksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lehman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kunkle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kunkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunkle
- Kunkle is located in Luzerne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kunkle
- From the Woodlawn Cemetery to Kunkle
- Mill City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Mill City is located in Wyoming County
- Courtdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtdale
- Courtdale is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Luzerne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carverton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harveys Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveys Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveys Lake
- Harveys Lake is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,812 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harveys Lake <6>
- Meeker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Larksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larksville
- Larksville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Larksville <6>
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,738 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <6>
- Beaumont
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pringle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Pringle is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
- Forty Fort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forty Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Fort
- Forty Fort is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,025 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Forty Fort
- From the Woodlawn Cemetery to Forty Fort
- Swoyersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Wyoming
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wyoming
- West Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Plymouth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kingston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Port Bowkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wyoming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Wyoming is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <6>
- Pikes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilkes-Barre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hilldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Port Blanchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Exeter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
- Exeter is located in Luzerne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <6>
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Noxen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Loyalville
(7 miles [11.3 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 Luzerne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dallas
- Kingston
- Plymouth
- Wilkes-Barre
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 websites either 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 Luzerne 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
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:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, 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: 41.3354, Longitude: -75.9593 |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |