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:
36.3117, -86.5922
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 Sumner County<2>.
The county seat for Sumner County is located in Gallatin. Gallatin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Beech Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Beech Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beech Cemetery
- McMurtry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McMurtry Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurtry Cemetery
- Murphy - Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Craig - Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Bentle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bentle Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentle Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- First Baptist Church of Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Confederate Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hermitage Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stratton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stratton Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton Cemetery
- Bloodworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bloodworth Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodworth Cemetery
- Old Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Indian Cemetery
- Horn - Hudson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dorris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dorris Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris Cemetery
- Honeycutt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Honeycutt Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycutt Cemetery
- McMurtry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McMurtry Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurtry Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Stateland Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bandy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bandy Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy Cemetery
- The Bandy Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boxwell Reservation Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2445274 <5>
- Carter - Collier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cummings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cummings Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
- Dempsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dempsey Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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:
- Hendersonville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rayon City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
- Old Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Goodlettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Juliet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Laguardo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Laguardo is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguardo
- Estimated population in 2014: 132 people
- Millersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maplewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gallatin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Cottontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- East Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Donelson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- White House
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belinda City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Ridgetop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Johnsons Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Mudtavern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Leeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Trousdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
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 Sumner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gallatin
- Hendersonville
- Hermitage
- Mount Juliet
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sumner 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 #1320729 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1320729 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: Sumner
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hendersonville
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3117176 Lon: -86.5922176
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Sumner, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |