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A visit to the Westwood Hills 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 Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery:

38.7368, -120.8330

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery is located in El Dorado County<2>.

The county seat for El Dorado County is located in Placerville. Placerville lies just to the east southeast of the Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Placerville Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Placerville Union Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville Union Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Placerville Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Placerville.
    • The Placerville Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Union Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1812538 <5>
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • Bennett Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Bennett Memorial Park is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Memorial Park
  • Gold Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
    • The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Gold Hill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2348365 <5>
  • Smith Flat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Smith Flat Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Flat Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • James Marshall Gravesite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Uniontown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Uniontown Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Jayhawk Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Jayhawk Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jayhawk Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Jayhawk
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8083 <5>
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Skinners.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641664 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Chinese Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Chinese Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinese Cemetery
    • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Georgetown.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155843 <5>
    • Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pilot Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pilot Hill Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Hill Cemetery
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarksville Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Clarksville Cemetery is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
    • Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Shenandoah Valley Cemetery is located in Amador County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah Valley Cemetery
      • The Shenandoah Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Shenandoah Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8367 <5>
    • Spanish Dry Diggings Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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 Hills Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Placerville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • El Dorado
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Diamond Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gold Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gold Hill is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Motor City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
  • Kelsey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
  • Tiger Lily
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
  • Coloma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lotus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shingle Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Euchre Diggings ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Euchre Diggings is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euchre Diggings
  • Jayhawk
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jayhawk is located in El Dorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayhawk
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Newtown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Newtown is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
    • Camino
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Garden Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Skinners
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Skinners is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners
    • Cameron Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Sportsman Hall ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Sportsman Hall is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsman Hall
    • Somerset
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fornis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
    • Georgetown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pilot Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Salmon Falls ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Salmon Falls is located in El Dorado County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Falls

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 Hills Memorial Cemetery. The following communities are located in El Dorado County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to El Dorado 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 Hills Memorial Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1744788  (Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1744788 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: El Dorado
      • Est. Elev: 519 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Placerville
      • Location given for Westwood Hills Memorial Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.7368471     Lon: -120.8329917
      • 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 California's counties, including El Dorado, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westwood Hills 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.
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