A visit to the West Highland Memorial Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 West Highland Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Highland Memorial Cemetery:
33.1926, -87.5883
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Highland Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Highland Memorial Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies just to the east northeast of the West Highland Memorial Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the West Highland Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Highland Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Beautiful Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Rices Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rices Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rices Hill Cemetery
- Cedar Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Oak Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Oak Cemetery
- The Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
- Robertson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunset Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunset Memorial Garden is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Garden
- Jennings Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Taylorville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylorville Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Memory Hill Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Memory Hill Gardens is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Gardens
- Darden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
- Alberta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Alberta Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shirley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Shake Rag Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shake Rag Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Highland Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Highland Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ingleside Village
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Sahama Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Tuscaloosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Northport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- University
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Alberta City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Holt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Coker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Front Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Foster's
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Buhl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Duncanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Elrod
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Moundville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coaling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
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 West Highland Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Highland Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Moundville
- Tuscaloosa
- University
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 West Highland Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa 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 West Highland Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128781 (West Highland Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128781 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 52 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tuscaloosa
- Location given for West Highland Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.192619 Lon: -87.5883406
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tuscaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Highland Memorial Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |