A visit to the Wester 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 Wester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wester Cemetery:
33.6929, -86.1500
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wester Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wester Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Ashville. Ashville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Wester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wester Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morning Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- The Morning Star Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morning Star MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312110 <5>
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Box Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Old Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mitchell Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Popes Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery
- Broken Arrow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Broken Arrow Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harkeys Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
- Pattons Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Creswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Creswell Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- St. Clair Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ragan Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ragan Chapel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan Chapel Cemetery
- Seddon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Seddon Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon Cemetery
- Plum Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Plum Springs Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs 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]<3> of the Wester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ragland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Macon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Coal City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Wattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Seddon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Avondale Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Colony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Eastaboga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ohatchee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pell City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windsong Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Glen City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Cropwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Ashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bynum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Bera ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Grayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Cochran Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
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 Wester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashville
- Macon
- Pell City
- Ragland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Wester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Saint Clair 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 Wester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #165223 (Wester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #165223 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: St. Clair
- Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ragland
- Location given for Wester Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6928789 Lon: -86.1499742
- 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 Saint Clair, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wester 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. |