Westlawn Cemetery in Wayne, Michigan

Westlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Wayne, Wayne County, Michigan. It lies about 1.8 mi west of Wayne. The grounds sit at about 640 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 5 notable people buried here, including Jackie Wilson, Donald Byrd and Eddie "Guitar" Burns. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1616214. The nearest other listed cemetery is Eloise Cemetery, about 0.7 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Harry J Will Funeral Homes in Wayne, about 1.5 mi away. It is one of 110 cemeteries we list in Wayne County, and 55 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, Wayne. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 3 musicians, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 World War II veteran.

• Jackie Wilson1934-1984
  American singer
• Donald Byrd1932-2013
  American recording artist; jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter and vocalist
• Eddie "Guitar" Burns1928-2012
  American Detroit blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer and songwriter
• Emma Didlake1905-2015
  American military personnel
• Charles Leroy Thomas1920-1980
  United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

People whose Wikidata entry gives Westlawn 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.

• Eloise Cemetery

  Inkster, MI
  Cemetery

  0.7 mi
• Glenwood Cemetery

  Wayne, MI
  Cemetery

  0.9 mi
• Ganong Cemetery

  Inkster, MI
  Cemetery

  1.0 mi
• Saint Mary Cemetery

  Wayne, MI
  Cemetery

  1.2 mi
• Old Wayne Cemetery

  Wayne, MI
  Cemetery

  1.9 mi
• Union Chapel Cemetery

  Inkster, MI
  Church cemetery

  2.4 mi
• Westwood Cemetery

  Inkster, MI
  Cemetery

  2.9 mi
• Cadillac Memorial Gardens West Cemetery

  Westland, MI
  Memorial park

  3.1 mi
• Oak Grove Cemetery

  Taylor, MI
  Cemetery

  4.1 mi
• Nowlin Cemetery

  Taylor, MI
  Cemetery

  4.6 mi

• Harry J Will Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Wayne · (734) 721-5600
  1.5 mi
• Will Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Wayne
  1.5 mi
• The Husband Family Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Westland · (734) 331-3349
  1.8 mi
• Uht Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Westland · (734) 721-8555
  1.9 mi
• Penn Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Inkster · (313) 278-6300
  2.1 mi
• Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Home-Westland

  Funeral chapel · Westland · (313) 295-2500
  2.3 mi

Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.