About Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana. It lies about 1.0 mi south of Terre Haute. The grounds sit at about 495 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 6 notable people buried here, including Edward A. Hannegan, Thomas H. Blake and Thomas H. Nelson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 446293. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Joseph Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Greiner Funeral Home in Terre Haute, about 1.1 mi away. It is one of 59 cemeteries we list in Vigo County, and 46 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Terre Haute. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Woodlawn Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 actor, 1 US senator.
- Edward A. Hannegan1807-1859American politician
- Thomas H. Blake1792-1849American politician
- Thomas H. Nelson1820-1896American politician
- James Hanna1816-1872American judge
- Jacob Smock1824-1895American Baptist minister
- Pearl Melville1857-1917American actress
People whose Wikidata entry gives Woodlawn Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
39.48066, -87.41542
What Woodlawn Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint Joseph CemeteryTerre Haute, INCemetery0.2 mi
- Sisters of Providence Convent CemeteryTerre Haute, INCatholic cemetery3.0 mi
- Grandview CemeteryTerre Haute, INCemetery3.3 mi
- Calvary CemeteryTerre Haute, INCemetery3.4 mi
- Rogers CemeteryNorth Terre Haute, INCemetery3.5 mi
- Highland Lawn CemeteryTerre Haute, INCemetery3.6 mi
- Saint Mary's Village Church CemeteryTerre Haute, INCatholic cemetery3.6 mi
- Coltrin CemeteryTerre Haute, INCemetery3.7 mi
- Markle CemeteryNorth Terre Haute, INCemetery4.2 mi
- Denny CemeteryNorth Terre Haute, INCemetery4.8 mi
Funeral homes near Woodlawn Cemetery
- Greiner Funeral Home1.1 miFuneral home · Terre Haute · (812) 234-8200
- Thomas Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Terre Haute · (812) 232-3085
- Mattox Family of Funeral Homes1.5 miFuneral home · Terre Haute · (812) 462-1000
- Russell Funeral Home1.6 miFuneral home · Terre Haute · (812) 232-8422
- Fitzpatrick Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · West Terre Haute · (812) 533-3324
- Samaritan Affordable Funerals & Cremations2.0 miFuneral home · Terre Haute · (812) 232-4351
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