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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 ...

The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in San Juan County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Bayview Cemetery
    • The Bayview Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Bellingham.
    • The Bayview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bay View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76707 <2>
  • Eden Cemetery
    • The Eden Cemetery is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    • The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    • The Fern Hill Cemetery is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
  • Galiano Island Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Skagit County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
  • Greenacres Memorial Park
    • The Greenacres Memorial Park is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres Memorial Park
    • The Greenacres Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Green Acres Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76830 <2>
  • Haynie Cemetery
    • The Haynie Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynie Cemetery
  • Hillsdale Cemetery
    • The Hillsdale Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery
  • Kulshan Cemetery
    • The Kulshan Cemetery is located in Whatcom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulshan Cemetery
  • Lopez Union Cemetery
    • The Lopez Union Cemetery is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lopez Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

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 San Juan County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Washington:
  • Pages specific to San Juan 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 #1509623  (Woodlawn Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1509623 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: San Juan
      • Est. Elev: 45 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Eastsound

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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.
    <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 from Point A (ie- Woodlawn Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.