About Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery near Lima, Allen County, Ohio. It lies about 1.7 mi northeast of Lima. The grounds sit at about 863 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including Calvin S. Brice, Benjamin F. Welty and James Latimer Price. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1048097. The nearest other listed cemetery is Gethsemane Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Jones-Clark Funeral Home in Lima, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 89 cemeteries we list in Allen County, and 66 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 89 listings in Allen County have a phone number or website on record.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Lima. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Woodlawn Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 aviator or astronaut, 1 baseball player, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 Spanish-American War veteran, 1 US senator, 1 World War II veteran.
- Calvin S. Brice1845-1898U.S. Senator from Ohio
- Benjamin F. Welty1870-1962Lawyer and Politician
- James Latimer Price1840-1912Ohio jurist
- Matthias H. Nichols1824-1862American politician
- Lester F. Scott Jr.1883-1954American film producer
- William E. Metzger, Jr.1922-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Frank Foutz1877-1961American baseball player
- Frank T. Campbell1836-1907American politician
- Professor Zeno1875-1901American aeronaut and stuntman
- Stewart Meily Brice1870-1910American soldier and politician
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
- Gethsemane CemeteryLima, OHCemetery0.3 mi
- Lima CemeteryLima, OHCemetery2.1 mi
- Shawnee CemeteryFort Shawnee, OHCemetery2.2 mi
- West Fletcher CemeteryFort Shawnee, OHCemetery3.5 mi
- Fletcher CemeteryFort Shawnee, OHCemetery3.5 mi
- East CemeteryElida, OHCemetery3.6 mi
- State Hospital CemeteryLima, OHCemetery3.7 mi
- Allentown CemeteryElida, OHCemetery3.9 mi
- Tony Nose CemeteryLima, OHCemetery4.1 mi
- Union CemeteryLima, OHCemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jones-Clark Funeral Home1.0 miFuneral home · Lima · (419) 225-5741
- Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services1.1 miCremation provider · Lima · (419) 228-5474
- Hanneman-Siferd Funeral Home1.4 miFuneral home · Lima · (419) 224-2010
- Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home1.9 miFuneral home · Lima · (419) 229-2300
- Chiles-Laman Funeral Homes2.1 miFuneral home · Lima · (419) 228-5474
- Bayliff & Son Funeral Home5.2 miFuneral home · Cridersville · (419) 645-4501
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