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:
37.7287, -76.3902
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 Lancaster County<2>.
. Lancaster lies just to the northwest 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 20 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.
- Grace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- St. Francis De Sales Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Old St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old St. Johns Cemetery
- Morattico Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morattico Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morattico Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Christ Church Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Willie Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Willie Chapel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willie Chapel Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- White Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Stone Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone Cemetery
- Beane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Claybrook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Claybrook Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook Cemetery
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- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- White Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The White Stone Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone Cemetery
- Campbell Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corrotoman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Corrotoman Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrotoman Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Marys Whitechapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Kilmarnock
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lynhams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lynhams is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynhams
- Lankford Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lankford Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Corner
- Irvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Merry Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Weems
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weems is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- White Stone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ocran
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocran
- Millenbeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millenbeck is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millenbeck
- Remo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Remo is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
- Ottoman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Griffins Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Griffins Landing is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Landing
- Fleeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fleeton is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleeton
- Blackwells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blackwells is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwells
- Alfonso
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alfonso is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfonso
- Westland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
- Monaskon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
- Reedville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Urbanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Lara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lara is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
- Grafton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Hartfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Amburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Amburg is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amburg
- Sandy Bottom ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Bottom is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Stingray Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stingray Point is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stingray Point
- Sunnybank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
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 Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Irvington
- Kilmarnock
- Urbanna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Lancaster 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 #1476954 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1476954 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irvington
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7287472 Lon: -76.3902251
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Lancaster, 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 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. |