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A visit to the West Hills Memorial Gardens ...

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 West Hills Memorial Gardens ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Hills Memorial Gardens

Lat:   29.6600°   (29° 39' 36")

Lon:   -82.4984°   (-82° 29' 54")

The West Hills Memorial Gardens is located in Alachua County<2>.

The county seat for Alachua County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the West Hills Memorial Gardens .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the West Hills Memorial Gardens.<4>

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

  • Jonesville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • St. Peter's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peter's Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • St. Mark Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kanapaha Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Forest Meadows Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Meadows Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Meadows Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Meadows Memorial Park is located in Alachua County
  • Newberry Municipal Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newberry Municipal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newberry Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newberry Municipal Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Old Thomas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Thomas Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Cathcart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cathcart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cathcart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cathcart Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Alachua County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Hague Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hague Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hague Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Alachua County
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Archer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72178 <5>
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Newnansville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newnansville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newnansville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newnansville Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Nobel Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nobel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nobel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nobel Hill Cemetery is located in Alachua County
    • Osceola Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osceola Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Osceola Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Osceola Cemetery is located in Gilchrist County
    • Union Baptist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Baptist Cemetery
      • The Union Baptist Cemetery is located in Gilchrist County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Alachua County
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gainesville City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71949 <5>
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Alachua County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Hills Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Hills Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Jonesville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rutledge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Alachua County
  • Arredondo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
    • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
  • Newberry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hague
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hague
    • Hague is located in Alachua County
  • Archer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Burnetts Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnetts Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetts Lake
    • Burnetts Lake is located in Alachua County
  • Alachua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gainesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • High Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • La Crosse
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Meredith
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
    • Meredith is located in Levy County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Waters Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
      • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
    • East Bronson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
      • East Bronson is located in Levy County
    • Raleigh
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
    • Bronson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Micanopy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rochelle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rochelle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
    • Windsor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Windsor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
    • Brooker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Williston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • East Williston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Williston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
    • Worthington Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Trenton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 Hills Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Alachua County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Hills Memorial Gardens:

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 Hills Memorial Gardens:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #297752  (West Hills Memorial Gardens)
    • Note: GNIS record #297752 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: Gainesville West
    • County: Alachua         Elev: 28
    • Location given for GNIS #297752 (West Hills Memorial Gardens)

The official website for Alachua County: www.alachua-county.org/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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 Florida's counties, including Alachua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Hills Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6600, Longitude: -82.4984       In this case, the coordinates for the West Hills Memorial Gardens 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>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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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