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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   42.9755°   (42° 58' 31")

Lon:   -87.9013°   (-87° 54' 4")

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 .

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.

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cudahy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cudahy
    • Cudahy is located in Milwaukee County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milwaukee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
    • West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hales Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
    • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
  • Franklin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,925 people
  • Shorewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
    • Shorewood is located in Milwaukee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,117 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Wauwatosa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauwatosa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
      • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
      • 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)
    • Fox Point
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Point
      • Fox Point is located in Milwaukee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,628 people
    • Muskego
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muskego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskego
      • Muskego is located in Waukesha County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Waukesha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
    • Brookfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
      • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
      • 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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:

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: GNIS record #1576996 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Greendale
    • County: Milwaukee         Elev: 207
    • Location given for GNIS #1576996 (Woodlawn Cemetery)

The official website for Milwaukee County: www.co.milwaukee.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Woodlawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9755, Longitude: -87.9013    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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