A visit to the Westmoreland Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Westmoreland Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westmoreland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westmoreland Cemetery
Lat: 34.7820° (34° 46' 55")
Lon: -87.3984° (-87° 23' 54")
The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Westmoreland Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Westmoreland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westmoreland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Foster Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Troupe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Troupe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Troupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Troupe Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Childers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Childers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Childers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Mathews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathews Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Faircloth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faircloth Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faircloth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Faircloth Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Hennigan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hennigan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hennigan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hennigan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
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- Sheffield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheffield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheffield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Cal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Davenport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davenport Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Fuqua Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuqua Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuqua Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Yates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yates Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yates Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Yates Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Ingram Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westmoreland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westmoreland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wheeler Dam Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler Dam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Red Bank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beach Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Dells Vista Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Rogersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Town Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <6>
- Ford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- North Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Nitrate City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Leighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leighton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
- Leighton is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leighton <6>
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- Courtland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Corum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Killen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
- Killen is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <6>
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsons Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
- Davidsons Cross Roads is located in Colbert County
- Edmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Confluence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Confluence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Comer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Estep ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estep have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bainbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Bailey Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bailey Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Arkdell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arkdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
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 Westmoreland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westmoreland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Courtland
- Leighton
- Rogersville
- Town Creek
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Westmoreland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Westmoreland Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Westmoreland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128811 (Westmoreland Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #128811 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Wheeler Dam
- County: Lawrence Elev: 173
- Location given for GNIS #128811 (Westmoreland Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Lawrence, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Westmoreland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7820, Longitude: -87.3984 In this case, the coordinates for the Westmoreland Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |