Woodlawn Cemetery

Woodlawn Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the Benning Ridge neighborhood of , in the United States. The 22.5-acre cemetery contains approximately 36,000 burials, nearly all of them African Americans.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in Washington, D.C.
  • Address: 4611 Benning Road, Washington, DC 20019

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Payne Cemetery and Benning Road Metro Station.

Cemetery
Payne's Cemetery was a 13-acre located in the… is situated 1,200 feet east of Woodlawn Cemetery.

Metro station
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Benning Road station is an island-platformed… is situated 2,000 feet north of Woodlawn Cemetery.

Library
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The Capitol View Neighborhood Library is part of the District of Columbia Public Library System. is situated 2,800 feet northeast of Woodlawn Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Civic Betterment and Benning.

Neighborhood
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is a small neighborhood in Southeast…

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood located in Ward…

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in …

Woodlawn Cemetery

Latitude
38.88502° or 38° 53′ 6″ north
Longitude
-76.93813° or 76° 56′ 17″ west
Elevation
157 feet (48 metres)
Open location code
87C5V3P6+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 43973524
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Geo­Names ID
4141119
Wiki­data ID
Q8033013
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In Other Languages

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Marshall Heights and Capitol View.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Texas Ave SE at Dubois Pl SE and Benning Rd SE at C St SE.

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