Woodlawn Cemetery in Ferndale, Michigan

Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Ferndale, Wayne County, Michigan. It lies about 1.4 mi north of Ferndale. The grounds sit at about 653 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 115 notable people buried here, including Rosa Parks, Aretha Franklin and Proof. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1616773. The nearest other listed cemetery is Evergreen Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Spaulding & Curtin Funeral Directors in Ferndale, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 110 cemeteries we list in Wayne County, and 47 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Wayne County dates to 1925. 3 of the 110 listings in Wayne County have a phone number or website on record.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Ferndale. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 29 musicians, 15 business leaders, 8 inventors and engineers, 6 baseball players, 5 actors, 4 US representatives, 4 writers, 3 US senators.

• Rosa Parks1913-2005
  Civil rights activist
• Aretha Franklin1942-2018
  American singer, songwriter, and pianist
• Proof1973-2006
  American rapper
• Edsel Bryant Ford1893-1943
  American businessman
• David Ruffin1941-1991
  American singer
• James Jamerson1936-1983
  American bassist
• Barrett Strong1941-2023
  American singer and songwriter
• Levi Stubbs1936-2008
  American singer, actor
• Horace Elgin Dodge1868-1920
  American businessman
• John Francis Dodge1864-1920
  American businessman
• Julanne Johnston1900-1988
  American actress
• Alex Manoogian1901-1996
  American businessman

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.

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.

• Evergreen Cemetery

  Ferndale, MI
  Cemetery

  0.2 mi
• Beth Abraham Cemetery

  21569 Woodward Avenue, Ferndale, MI
  Jewish cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Machpelah Cemetery

  860 Saint Louis Street, Ferndale, MI
  Cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Congregation Beth Tefilo Cemetery

  21901 Woodward Avenue, Ferndale, MI
  Jewish cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Forest Hill Cemetery

  14520 Meyers Road, Detroit, MI
  Cemetery

  3.8 mi
• Oakview Cemetery

  Royal Oak, MI
  Cemetery

  4.1 mi
• Saint Mary Cemetery

  Royal Oak, MI
  Catholic cemetery

  4.1 mi
• Royal Oak Cemetery

  Royal Oak, MI
  Cemetery

  4.4 mi
• Sacred Heart of Saint Mary Cemetery

  Hamtramck, MI
  Catholic cemetery

  4.5 mi
• Roseland Park Cemetery

  2599 Woodward Avenue, Berkley, MI
  Cemetery

  5.2 mi

• Spaulding & Curtin Funeral Directors

  Funeral home · Ferndale · (248) 544-0500
  1.5 mi
• Spaulding and Curtain Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Ferndale
  1.5 mi
• Barksdale Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Detroit · (313) 368-7773
  1.8 mi
• Mercy Funeral Home LLC

  Funeral home · Hazel Park · (248) 336-3729
  2.0 mi
• Simon Javizian Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Pleasant Ridge · (248) 626-7815
  2.0 mi
• Wessels & Wilk Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Pleasant Ridge · (248) 543-0100
  2.0 mi

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