About Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Crowley, Acadia Parish, Louisiana. It lies about 1.5 mi north of Crowley. The grounds sit at about 20 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 3 notable people buried here, including Mary Alice Fontenot, Nelson Stokley and Julius Lamperez. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 540523. The nearest other listed cemetery is (Old) Crowley Cemetary, about 0.8 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home in Crowley, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 42 cemeteries we list in Acadia Parish, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Crowley. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Woodlawn Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player, 1 journalist, 1 musician, 1 writer.
- Mary Alice Fontenot1910-2003American author of children's books
- Nelson Stokley1944-2010American football player and coach, college athletics administrator
- Julius Lamperez1920-1999American musician
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
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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
- (Old) Crowley CemetaryCrowley, LACemetery0.8 mi
- Independent Order of Odd Fellows CemeteryCrowley, LACemetery2.7 mi
- Acadia Rest Haven Cemetery1543 Crowley Rayne Hwy, Crowley, LACemetery2.9 mi
- Ebenezer CemeteryCrowley, LACemetery4.1 mi
- German Lutheran CemeteryCrowley, LALutheran cemetery4.4 mi
- Hawks CemeteryCrowley, LACemetery5.3 mi
- Hookman CemeteryRayne, LACemetery6.2 mi
- Kie Hebert Memorial CemeteryCrowley, LACemetery6.3 mi
- Leger CemeteryRayne, LACemetery6.5 mi
- Saint Joseph CemeteryRayne, LACemetery6.6 mi
Funeral homes near Woodlawn Cemetery
- Geesey-Ferguson Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Crowley · (337) 783-3313
- Wilturner Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Crowley · (337) 788-0250
- Ford & Joseph Funeral Home1.5 miFuneral home · Crowley · (337) 514-5217
- Duhon Funeral Home2.8 miFuneral home · Crowley · (337) 783-1395
- Gossen Funeral Home Inc7.1 miFuneral home · Rayne · (337) 334-3141
- Duhon Funeral Home7.3 miFuneral home · Rayne · (337) 334-3600
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