About Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa. It lies about 1.3 mi southeast of Oelwein. The grounds sit at about 1,024 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Everett Eischeid. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 463193. The nearest other listed cemetery is Oakdale Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Homes in Oelwein, about 1.2 mi away. It is one of 57 cemeteries we list in Fayette County, and 22 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Oelwein. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Woodlawn Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player.
- Everett Eischeid1912-1979American football and basketball coach
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
42.68104, -91.93620
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
- Oakdale CemeteryOelwein, IACemetery1.1 mi
- Oran Township CemeteryOelwein, IAMunicipal cemetery2.5 mi
- Otsego CemeteryOelwein, IACemetery3.8 mi
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens CemeteryOelwein, IAMemorial park3.8 mi
- Kint CemeteryOelwein, IACemetery4.3 mi
- Saint Marys CemeteryOelwein, IACemetery4.8 mi
- North Amish CemeteryFairbank, IAMennonite and Amish cemetery5.0 mi
- Fontana CemeteryOelwein, IACemetery5.5 mi
- Fontana Hazleton CemeteryOelwein, IACemetery5.6 mi
- Fairbank CemeteryFairbank, IACemetery6.3 mi
Funeral homes near Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Homes1.2 miFuneral home · Oelwein · (319) 283-4922
- Geilenfeld-Buehner Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Oelwein · (319) 283-4653
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home3.8 miFuneral home · Hazleton · (319) 283-4922
- Floral Hills Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home4.9 miFuneral home · Hazleton · (319) 283-4922
- Woods Funeral Home6.3 miFuneral home · Fairbank · (319) 635-2207
- Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home7.1 miFuneral home · Maynard · (319) 283-4922
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