A visit to the Wescott Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Wescott Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Wescott Cemetery (FG ID #27007).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Wescott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wescott Cemetery:
32.4085, -86.1944
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wescott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Wescott Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<3>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Montgomery. Montgomery lies just to the west southwest of the Wescott Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wescott Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> of the Wescott Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wescott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams and Lockhart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Williams and Lockhart Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams and Lockhart Cemetery
- The Williams and Lockhart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marshall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24214 <1>
- Eastwood Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Eastwood Memorial Gardens is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastwood Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eastwood Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Montgomery.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22606 <1>
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Augusta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- Larkin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Larkin Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Flora Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Flora Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Cemetery
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- Wares Quarter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Bingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bingham Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bingham Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Goodhope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Remount Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Remount Park Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remount Park Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Pinkston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinkston Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkston Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mount Meigs.
- The Antioch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lucas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21263 <1>
- Haggerty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Haggerty Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggerty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Wescott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wescott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sunshine Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Capitol Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Blue Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Boylston
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Montgomery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Meigs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- New Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Highland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Gibbs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Young Forte Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pike Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Waugh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Ware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Prattville Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Wetumpka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Coosada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- English Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Tysonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Elmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Millbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hope Hull
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Claud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Wescott Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wescott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elmore
- Millbrook
- Montgomery
- Wetumpka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Wescott Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Montgomery County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Wescott Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #27007
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128738 (Wescott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128738 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willow Springs
- Location given for Wescott Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.408471 Lon: -86.1944105
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wescott Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |