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:
36.2392, -88.8234
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 Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies just 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 36 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rice - Underwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Connell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Connell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connell Cemetery
- Tansil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tansil Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansil Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Harkey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harkey Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkey Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
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- Hannings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hannings Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannings Cemetery
- Cate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cate Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cate Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Travis Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Somers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Somers Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Old Ames Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Ames Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ames Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Winston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Winston Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hutchins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
- Crutchfield - Rowlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Public Well Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Public Well Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Public Well Cemetery
- The Public Well Cemetery has also been known as:
- Public Wells Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17507 <5>
- Baldridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Baldridge Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldridge Cemetery
- Carlton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carlton Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Cemetery
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:
- Sharon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sidonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ralston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dresden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Four Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Kenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gleason
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Terrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McConnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Ore Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Latham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Rives
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Tilghman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Dyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tumbling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Pierce Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- South Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Union City
(17 miles [27.4 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dresden
- Dyer
- Dyer lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Fulton
- Greenfield
- Martin
- McKenzie
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Union City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Weakley 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 #1275054 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275054 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenfield
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2392311 Lon: -88.8233939
- 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 Weakley, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |