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:
42.9755, -87.9013
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County<1>.
The county seat for Milwaukee County is located in Milwaukee. Milwaukee lies just to the north 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 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Adalberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Forest Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Park Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Second Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Agudas Achim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Agudas Achim Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agudas Achim Cemetery
- Holy Sepulcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wood National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Mausoleum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lavise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lavise Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavise Cemetery
- Oak Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Cemetery
- Forest Hill Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Woodlawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cudahy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,077 people
- Saint Francis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Milwaukee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Oak Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Allis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Wauwatosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Shorewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shorewood is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,117 people
- Saint Martins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitefish Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elm Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tess Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
- New Berlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Durham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kneeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Calhoun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Fox Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
- Muskego
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muskego is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,317 people
- Union Church
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
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 Milwaukee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookfield
- Cudahy
- Elm Grove
- Greendale
- Greenfield
- Milwaukee
- New Berlin
- Oak Creek
- Shorewood
- South Milwaukee
- Wauwatosa
- West Allis
- Whitefish Bay
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 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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Milwaukee 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 #1576996 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1576996 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: Milwaukee
- Est. Elev: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greendale
- Location given for Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.9752931 Lon: -87.9011947
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Milwaukee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Woodlawn Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |