A visit to the Westwood Drive 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 Westwood Drive Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westwood Drive Cemetery:
32.6201, -85.4952
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westwood Drive Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westwood Drive Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies just to the east northeast of the Westwood Drive Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westwood Drive Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Westwood Drive Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westwood Drive Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Daniel - Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ridge Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ridge Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove Cemetery
- Farmville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Farmville Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of The Bottle
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Garden Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Garden Hills Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills Cemetery
- The Garden Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22950 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Frank McGuire Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Loachapoka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Loachapoka Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loachapoka Cemetery
- Pine Level Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Chamlee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Chamlee Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamlee Cemetery
- Rosemere Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rosemere Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemere Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westwood Drive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westwood Drive Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Auburn
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- The Bottle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Loachapoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gwen Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beauregard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Chewacla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Notasulga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Society Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marvyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Boyds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Church Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Liberty City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cusseta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuskegee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Agricola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Blackman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Reeltown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
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 Westwood Drive Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westwood Drive Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Camp Hill
- Notasulga
- Opelika
- Tuskegee
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 either 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 Westwood Drive Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Westwood Drive Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128815 (Westwood Drive Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128815 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Westwood Drive Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.620134 Lon: -85.4952274
- 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 Lee, 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 from Point A (ie- Westwood Drive 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. |