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 Rusk County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Donald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Donald Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald Cemetery
- Estella Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Estella Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella Cemetery
- Glenview Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Glenview Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview Cemetery
- Hannibal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hannibal Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal Cemetery
- Holcombe Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ingram Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Martin Mission Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook Catholic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadowbrook Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook Cemetery
- Meadowbrook Lutheran Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Ladysmith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ladysmith.
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ladysmith Cemetery
- Our Lady of Sorrows Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88824 <2>
- St. Francis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Servants of Mary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Lawrence Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swedish Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Swedish Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedish Cemetery
- Tony Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Tony Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony Cemetery
- Yellow River Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Yellow River Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow River Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Apollonia
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Bellinger
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Bruce
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Conrath
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Cornell
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Estella
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Hawkins
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Hughey ‑ Historic
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Ingram
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump River
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ladysmith
- Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Perkinstown
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Polley
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Port Arthur
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Tony
- Tony is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 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 Rusk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Woodlawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cornell
- Gilman
- Kennan
- Ladysmith
- Stanley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Woodlawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Rusk 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 #1577004 (Woodlawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1577004 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: Rusk
- Est. Elev: 350 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sheldon
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Rusk, 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 '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'. |