A visit to the Westerman 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 Westerman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westerman Cemetery:
37.2256, -88.6573
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westerman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westerman Cemetery is located in Massac County<2>.
The county seat for Massac County is located in Metropolis. Metropolis lies just to the southwest of the Westerman Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Westerman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westerman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Round Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Round Spring Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring Cemetery
- Bumgardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bumgardner Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumgardner Cemetery
- Massac Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Murray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Buzzard Roost Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Golightly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Golightly Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly Cemetery
- Morse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Pell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pell Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell Cemetery
- Bigley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bigley Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigley Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Sycamore Plain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Temple Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill Cemetery
- The Temple Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cole Springs Cemetery
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 Westerman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westerman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Metropolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Massac City is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac City
- Brookport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Big Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bay is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bay
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Reevesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Bay City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bay City is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- New Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Columbia is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Grahamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- West Paducah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paducah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dixon Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hendron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hendron is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendron
- Grantsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- Ragland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ragland is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Future City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Future City
- Lone Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lone Oak is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Hamletsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wartrace
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wartrace is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartrace
- Golconda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Cimota City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cimota City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimota City
- West Future City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Future City is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Future City
- Massac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Massac is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massac
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Oakdale is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
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 Westerman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Massac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westerman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookport
- Golconda
- Joppa
- Metropolis
- Paducah
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 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 Westerman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Massac 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 Westerman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420952 (Westerman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420952 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: Massac
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Metropolis
- Location given for Westerman Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2256099 Lon: -88.6572724
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Massac, 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- Westerman 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. |