About Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Winona, Winona County, Minnesota. It lies about 1.4 mi northeast of Winona. The grounds sit at about 735 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 22 notable people buried here, including Lafayette Bunnell, Thomas Wilson and Abner Lewis. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 654368. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint Mary's Cemetery of Winona, about 2.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Watkowski-Mulyck Funeral Home in Winona, about 1.3 mi away. It is one of 46 cemeteries we list in Winona County, and 16 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Winona. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Woodlawn Cemetery
Among them: 3 physicians, 3 US representatives, 2 business leaders, 2 writers, 1 football player, 1 Civil War veteran, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 World War I veteran.
- Lafayette Bunnell1824-1903American physician, explorer, and writer
- Thomas Wilson1827-1910American lawyer, Minnesota congressman and state legislator, associate justice and the 2nd chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court
- Abner Lewis1801-1879American politician
- James Albertus Tawney1855-1919American politician
- Joseph Ray Watkins1840-1911American entrepreneur
- Charles H. Berry1823-1900American politician
- Earl Martineau1896-1966American football player and coach
- Jared W. Daniels1827-1904American physician, Indian agent
- Matthew C. Brush1877-1940American industrialist
- Frances Steinwedell1933-2024Equestrian and patron to American show jumping and horse sport
- Irwin Shepard1843-1916American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Thomas Simpson1836-1905American politician (1836-1905); Minnesota State Senator 1866 (District 11)
Show all 22 notable burials
- Charles Ruggles Knapp1863-1908(1863-1908) American author
- Daniel Sinclair1833-1907American politician (1833-1907), Minnesota -- "D." House 1903-04 (District 2)
- Eben Pratt Clapp1859-1947Physician
- Frances Bradley Laird1857-1945
- Franklin Staples1833-1904American physician and educator
- James Laird Norton1825-1904Millionaire
- John Raymond Mitchell1868-1933Federal Reserve Board from 1921 to 1923
- Mary Elizabeth Norton1861-1897
- Mary Norton Clapp1867-1920Mother of Norton Clapp
- Nathalie Fairbank1883-1971
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
44.03535, -91.65768
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 Mary's Cemetery of WinonaWinona, MNCemetery2.2 mi
- Pleasant Valley CemeteryWinona, MNCemetery3.7 mi
- Immaculate Conception CemeteryWinona, MNCemetery5.0 mi
- Wilson CemeteryWinona, MNCemetery5.3 mi
- Oakland CemeteryGoodview, MNCemetery5.4 mi
- Piper Valley CemeteryTrempealeau, WICemetery6.2 mi
- Mecklenburg CemeteryLewiston, MNCemetery6.4 mi
- Witoka CemeteryWinona, MNCemetery6.5 mi
- Trinity CemeteryWinona, MNCemetery6.7 mi
- Frank Hill CemeteryWinona, MNCemetery6.9 mi
Funeral homes near Woodlawn Cemetery
- Watkowski-Mulyck Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Winona · (507) 452-2782
- Martin-Myhre-Mulyk Funeral Home1.3 miFuneral home · Winona · (507) 205-9509
- Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home & Crematory1.6 miCremation provider · Winona · (507) 452-3624
- Watkowski-Mulyck Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Winona · (507) 452-2782
- Fawcett-Junker Funeral Home7.0 miFuneral home · Fountain City · (608) 687-4201
- Hoff Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Lewiston · (507) 932-4100
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
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- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.