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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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   31.9096°   (31° 54' 34")

Lon:   -94.4080°   (-94° 24' 28")

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

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Center. Center lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Woodlawn Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dixon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Bobo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bobo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bobo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bobo Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Tennessee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tennessee Cemetery
    • The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Mr. Bethel MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lindsey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Langston - Spence Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langston - Spence Cemetery
    • The Langston - Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Langston - Spence Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Mount Enterprise.
    • The Langston - Spence Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barham Cemetery
    • Langston Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4749 <5>
  • Foster Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Rusk County
  • Mast Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mast Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mast Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mast Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Mt. Gillion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gillion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gillion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Gillion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Gary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gary Cemetery is located in Panola County
  • Union Murvaul Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bridwell Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridwell Cemetery
      • The Bridwell Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • The Bridwell Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Breedville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2422015 <5>
    • Greeley CME Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Nalls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nalls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nalls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nalls Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Hayden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayden Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Carrico Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carrico Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carrico Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carrico Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Hodge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Concord Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cold Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Restland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Restland Cemetery is located in Shelby County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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.

  • Timpson
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timpson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timpson
    • Timpson is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,130 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timpson <6>
  • Garrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Caledonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
  • Gary City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tenaha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dotson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Dotson is located in Panola County
  • Buncome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Buncome is located in Panola County
  • Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
  • Murvaul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Murvaul. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Murvaul is located in Panola County
  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Rusk County
  • Fitze
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fitze. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Whispering Pines
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Clayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clayton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Panola County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
    • Long Branch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brachfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
    • Mount Enterprise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 Shelby County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Carthage
  • Garrison
  • Tenaha
    • Tenaha lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tenaha.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenaha
  • Timpson

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:

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 #1371920  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1371920 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: Timpson
    • County: Shelby         Elev: 115
    • Location given for GNIS #1371920 (Woodlawn Cemetery)

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Texas' counties, including Shelby, 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' (or 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- ) 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: 31.9096, Longitude: -94.4080       In this case, the coordinates for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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