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A visit to the West Lawn Memorial 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 West Lawn Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lawn Memorial Cemetery:

42.7236, -87.8973

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Lawn Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The West Lawn Memorial Cemetery is located in Racine County<2>.

The county seat for Racine County is located in Racine. Racine lies just to the east of the West Lawn Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Lawn Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the West Lawn Memorial Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Jewish Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Jewish Memorial Cemetery is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Memorial Cemetery
    • The Jewish Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Racine Jewish Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997253 <5>
  • Graceland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Sylvania Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sylvania Cemetery is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania Cemetery
  • Mound Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Racine.
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Kinzie Ave. Cemetery
    • Old Holy Cross Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88173 <5>
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Racine.
    • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87662 <5>
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • Bohemian National Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Country Haven Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Country Haven Cemetery is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Haven Cemetery
    • The Country Haven Cemetery has also been known as:
    • German National Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129068 <5>
  • Caledonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Caledonia Cemetery is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Cemetery
  • Paris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Paris Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Racine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88174 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Holy Family Catholic Cemetery is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Family Catholic Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Racine.
      • The Holy Family Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holy Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88181 <5>
    • McPherson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The McPherson Cemetery is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
    • B'nai Zek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The B'nai Zek Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Zek Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
    • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunset Ridge Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • St. Casimirs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Casimirs Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimirs Cemetery
    • St. George Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. George Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery

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 West Lawn Memorial Cemetery.

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

  • Mount Pleasant
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
  • Sturtevant
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Sturtevant is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
  • Franksville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Franksville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
  • Elmwood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Caledonia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Caledonia is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
  • Racine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Racine is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
  • North Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Bay is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Wind Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wind Point is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Raymond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Raymond is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
  • Union Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Union Grove is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
  • Kneeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kneeland is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
  • Paris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Paris is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kenosha
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
    • Oak Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
    • Eagle Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Lake is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
    • Brighton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brighton is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Woodworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
    • Franklin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
    • Union Church
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Union Church is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
    • Bristol
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bristol is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
    • Pleasant Prairie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
    • South Milwaukee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
    • Durham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Durham is located in Waukesha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Paddock Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
    • Saint Martins
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins

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 West Lawn Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Racine County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lawn Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 West Lawn Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Racine 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 West Lawn Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1576528  (West Lawn Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1576528 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: Racine
      • Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Sturtevant
      • Location given for West Lawn Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.7236303     Lon: -87.8973011
      • 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Racine, 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 from Point A (ie- West Lawn Memorial 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.