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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. 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:

31.9096, -94.4080

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 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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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)
    • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
  • Bobo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Bobo Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo Cemetery
  • Tennessee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tennessee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Cemetery
  • Mt. 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)
    • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
  • Langston - Spence Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Langston - Spence Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston - Spence Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Langston - Spence Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east 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)
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
  • Mast Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Mast Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mast Cemetery
  • Mt. Gillion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Gillion Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillion Cemetery
  • Gary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Gary Cemetery is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
  • 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)
      • The Bridwell Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridwell Cemetery
      • 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)
      • The Nalls Cemetery is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nalls Cemetery
    • Hayden Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hayden Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
    • Thomas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Carrico Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Carrico Cemetery is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrico Cemetery
    • 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)
      • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cold Springs Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Garrison.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #662149 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Restland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Restland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery

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)
  • Garrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Caledonia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • 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)
    • Dotson is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
  • Buncome
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Buncome is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
  • Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Murvaul
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Murvaul is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Concord is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Fitze
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
  • Whispering Pines
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Clayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • 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 first visit 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Shelby 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 #1371920  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371920 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: Shelby
      • Est. Elev: 115 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Timpson
      • Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9096145     Lon: -94.4079803
      • 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 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 '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>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.
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