A visit to the Westwood 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westwood Cemetery:
37.7200, -88.1631
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westwood Cemetery is located in Gallatin County<2>.
The county seat for Gallatin County is located in Shawneetown. Shawneetown lies just to the west of the Westwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McGhee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McGhee Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Kanady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kanady Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanady Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Callicott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Callicott Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callicott Cemetery
- New Bradley Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leavell Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Leavell Hill Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavell Hill Cemetery
- The Leavell Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Leavel Hill Cemetery
- Level Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106582 <5>
- Hickory Hill Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Earnshaw Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Earnshaw Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnshaw Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Old Cottonwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Equality Village Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leamington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Leamington Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leamington Cemetery
- Dutton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Dutton Cemetery is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Michael Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michael Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Rayburn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rayburn Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn Cemetery
- Sugg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Sugg Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugg Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shawneetown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Shawneetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Raleigh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raleigh is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Lawler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lawler is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Ridgway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Inman is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Equality
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saline Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Dekoven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dekoven is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elba is located in Gallatin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Haven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Karbers Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Lamb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Chapman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Red Bud ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Bud is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bud
- Cottage Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cottage Grove is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Grangertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grangertown is located in Union County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Morganfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Omaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Roland is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Sturgis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gallatin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Equality
- Junction
- Morganfield
- New Haven
- Omaha
- Omaha lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Westwood Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Ridgway
- Shawneetown
- Sturgis
- Uniontown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Westwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Gallatin 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420976 (Westwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420976 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: Gallatin
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shawneetown
- Location given for Westwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7200461 Lon: -88.1630909
- 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 Gallatin, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westwood 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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