A visit to the Westwood Gardens ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Westwood Gardens. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Westwood Gardens (FG ID #1871197).
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 Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westwood Gardens:
33.2287, -84.2833
The Westwood Gardens is located in Spalding County<2>.
The county seat for Spalding County is located in Griffin. Griffin lies just to the northeast of the Westwood Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westwood Gardens.
Name Variations for Westwood Gardens ...
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.
Westwood Gardens has also been known as:
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 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Westwood Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westwood Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Veteran's Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
- Maddox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- Seagraves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Seagraves Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Segraves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Segraves Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Segraves Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shivers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shivers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers Cemetery
- Greene Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Greene Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Griffin Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Pitts & Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crawley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crawley Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawley Cemetery
- Bostwick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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] of the Westwood Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westwood Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Griffin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- East Griffin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- East Griffin is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
- Experiment
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Esmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orchard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Side
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zebulon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Milner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woolsey Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woolsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Meansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aldora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aldora is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Inman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barnesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Goggins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spalding County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westwood Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Barnesville
- Griffin
- Hampton
- Zebulon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Gardens:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Spalding 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 Gardens:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1871197
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 Georgia's counties, including Spalding, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westwood Gardens) 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. |