About Woodland Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery is a cemetery near Coal Grove, Lawrence County, Ohio. The grounds sit at about 584 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 11 notable people buried here, including Edward Gorey, Thomas Albert Jenkins and Adna R. Johnson. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1077229. The nearest other listed cemetery is Calvary Cemetery, about 0.2 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is caniff funeral home in Ashland, about 1.9 mi away. It is one of 132 cemeteries we list in Lawrence County, and 101 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Lawrence County dates to 1875.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Coal Grove. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Woodland Cemetery
Among them: 4 US representatives, 2 football players, 1 artist, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 Spanish-American War veteran, 1 World War I veteran, 1 World War II veteran, 1 writer.
- Edward Gorey1925-2000American writer, artist, and illustrator
- Thomas Albert Jenkins1880-1959American politician
- Adna R. Johnson1860-1938American lawyer and politician
- Carmi Thompson1870-1942American politician in Ohio
- Ezra Dean1795-1872U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Henry S. Neal1828-1906American politician
- John K. Richards1856-1909United States federal judge
- William C. Lambert1894-1982American World War I flying ace
- Coy Bacon1942-2008American football player
- William Wartenbee Johnson1826-1887Ohio Jurist
- Herb Stock1899-1987American football player
People whose Wikidata entry gives Woodland 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
38.50703, -82.65016
What Woodland 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
- Calvary CemeteryCoal Grove, OHCemetery0.2 mi
- Newton CemeteryCoal Grove, OHCemetery0.3 mi
- Zoar CemeteryCoal Grove, OHCemetery1.2 mi
- Kelly CemeteryIronton, OHCemetery1.7 mi
- Calvary CemeteryAshland, KYCemetery2.3 mi
- Dickerson CemeteryWestwood, KYCemetery2.3 mi
- Obryan CemeteryRussell, KYCemetery2.7 mi
- Sacred Heart CemeteryIronton, OHCemetery2.7 mi
- Hecla CemeteryIronton, OHCemetery3.0 mi
- Palmer CemeteryRussell, KYCemetery3.0 mi
Funeral homes near Woodland Cemetery
- caniff funeral home1.9 miFuneral home · Ashland · (606) 329-2727
- O'Keefe Baker Funeral Home2.0 miFuneral home · Ironton · (740) 532-0454
- Steen Funeral Homes2.1 miFuneral home · Ashland · (606) 324-4128
- Phillips Funeral Home2.1 miFuneral home · Ironton · (740) 532-2144
- Lazear Funeral Home2.2 miFuneral home · Ashland · (606) 324-5108
- Miller Funeral Home Inc2.3 miFuneral home · Ashland · (606) 324-2141
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