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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 #1672327).

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:

29.7887, -95.4776

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

The county seat for Harris County is located in Houston. Houston lies just to the east southeast of the Woodlawn Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Woodlawn Cemetery.

Name Variations for Woodlawn Cemetery ...

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 Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Woodlawn Garden of Memories

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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, 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]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.

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

  • Hilshire Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hilshire Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilshire Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Hunters Creek Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Spring Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • City of Spring Valley Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hedwig Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hedwig Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
  • Bunker Hill Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
  • Piney Point Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Candlelight Oaks Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Buckner Haven
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bellaire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West University Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Southside Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Garden City Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Garden City Park is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
    • Hudson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Hudson is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Brays Village East
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brays Village East is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
    • Houston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lincoln City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
    • Ashford Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashford Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
    • Alief
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkway Villages
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
    • Westpark Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Westpark Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
    • North Houston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Aldine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jersey Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Concord Bridge
      (9 miles [14.5 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. The following communities are located in Harris County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Houston

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Harris 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 Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1672327

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1376864  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1376864 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: Harris
      • Est. Elev: 22 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Houston Heights
      • Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.792172     Lon: -95.477441
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    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 Texas' counties, including Harris, 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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.