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A visit to the West Selma 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 West Selma Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Selma Cemetery (FG ID #8436).

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 Selma Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Selma Cemetery:

36.5589, -119.6205

The West Selma Cemetery is located in Fresno County<2>.

The county seat for Fresno County is located in Fresno. Fresno lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the West Selma Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Selma Cemetery.

Name Variations for West Selma Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

West Selma Cemetery has also been known as:

  • West Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km] of the West Selma Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Selma Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 West Selma Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Selma Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Selma Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fresno County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Selma Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Del Rey
  • Dinuba
  • Fowler
  • Hanford
  • Kingsburg
  • Laton
    • Laton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the West Selma Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Laton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton
  • Parlier
  • Reedley
  • Riverdale
  • Sanger
    • Sanger lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Selma Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sanger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Selma
    • Selma lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the West Selma Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Sultana
  • Traver

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 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 Selma Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Fresno 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 Selma Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #8436

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #237448  (West Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #237448 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: Fresno
      • Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Selma
      • Location given for West Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.5588394     Lon: -119.6204099
      • 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>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Selma 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.