A visit to the Westbrook 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 Westbrook Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westbrook Cemetery:
34.2937, -84.0080
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westbrook Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Forsyth County<2>.
The county seat for Forsyth County is located in Cumming. Cumming lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Westbrook Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westbrook Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Westbrook Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westbrook Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Chestatee Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestatee Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33253 <5>
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Coal Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Coal Mtn. Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mtn. Cemetery
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Beaver Run Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver Run Church Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run Church Cemetery
- The Beaver Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaver Run Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Sawnee View Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chattahoochee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westbrook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westbrook Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chestatee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Flowery Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Cumming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackshear Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Westside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Barrettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Gainesville Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gainesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Whelchel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Murrayville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- New Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Sugar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rainbow Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Klondike
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Candler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- White Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ophir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
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 Westbrook Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Forsyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westbrook Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auraria - Historic
- Buford
- Cumming
- Dawsonville
- Flowery Branch
- Gainesville
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 helpful 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 Westbrook Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Forsyth 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 Westbrook Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1673406 (Westbrook Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1673406 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: Forsyth
- Est. Elev: 380 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coal Mountain
- Location given for Westbrook Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2937093 Lon: -84.0079634
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Forsyth, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westbrook 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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