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A visit to the Woodlawn Cemetery ...


The location of the Woodlawn Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Woodlawn Cemetery

Lat:   34.1535°   (34° 9' 12")

Lon:   -80.9537°   (-80° 57' 13")

The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.

The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Woodlawn Cemetery .

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 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 South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Richland 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

    • 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.

    • Blythewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Arcadia Lakes
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia Lakes
      • Arcadia Lakes is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
    • Dentsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfield
      • Woodfield is located in Richland County
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Brickyard Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickyard Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
      • Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
    • Ravenwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Richland County
    • Smallwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
      • Smallwood is located in Fairfield County
    • Forest Acres
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
      • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
    • Elgin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
    • Ridgeway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Saint Andrews
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
      • Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Columbia
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dutch Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
        • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
      • Hollywood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
        • Hollywood is located in Richland County
      • Valencia Heights
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
        • Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
      • Capitol View
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
        • Capitol View is located in Richland County
      • Irmo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
        • Irmo is located in Lexington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
      • Seven Oaks
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • West Columbia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Arthurtown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
        • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
      • Cayce
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
        • Cayce is located in Lexington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <4>
      • Rion
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Village
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Village
        • Spring Village is located in Kershaw County
      • Lugoff
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

    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 Richland County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. Marks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sligh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Sligh Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sligh Cemetery
    • State Hospital Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The State Hospital Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State Hospital Cemetery
    • Browns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Browns Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
    • Zion Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Richland County Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery is located in Richland County
      • The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcadia Lakes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Good Aim Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Piney Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
      • Beulah Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • New Taylor Chapel AME Church
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Gate of Heaven Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gate of Heaven Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gate of Heaven Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Pine Ridge Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Beulah Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • Enon Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The Enon Cemetery is located in Richland County
        • The Enon Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Enon Church Cemetery
        • Enon Methodist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
      • Ft. Jackson National Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1251498  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1251498 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Blythewood
      • County: Richland         Elev: 114
      • Location given for GNIS #1251498 (Woodlawn Cemetery)

    The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/

    The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

    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 South Carolina's counties, including Richland, 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 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: 34.1535, Longitude: -80.9537       In this case, the coordinates for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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