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A visit to the Woodlawn Memorial Park ...

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 Memorial Park ...

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

Lat:   36.1159°   (36° 6' 57")

Lon:   -86.7607°   (-86° 45' 38")

The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Davidson County<1>.

The county seat for Davidson County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies just to the north northwest of the Woodlawn Memorial Park .

Name Variations for Woodlawn Memorial Park ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Woodlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:

  • Woodlawn Roesch Patton Memorial Park
  • Woodlawn Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the Woodlawn Memorial Park.<3>

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

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]<2> of the Woodlawn Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodlawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Berry Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
    • Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Nashville - Davidson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville - Davidson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
    • Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
  • Paragon Mills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Dog Town ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
    • Dog Town is located in Davidson County
  • Oak Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
  • Nashville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Whispering Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mudtavern
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Belle Meade
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
    • Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
  • Forest Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
  • East Nashville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Nashboro Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashboro Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
    • Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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 Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davidson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Memorial Park:

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 Memorial Park:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1275053  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1275053 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: Oak Hill
    • County: Davidson         Elev: 151
    • Location given for GNIS #1275053 (Woodlawn Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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 Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1159, Longitude: -86.7607    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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>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.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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