A visit to the West Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Cemetery (FG ID #1966362).
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 West Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Cemetery:
37.9273, -83.9149
The West Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the West Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cress Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Martin-Willoughby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Willoughby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kincaid & Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elliot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson & Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clay City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clay City Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Jessamine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trimble & Cheatham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Everman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Everman Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everman Cemetery
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rest Haven Cemetery is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven Cemetery
- Kimbrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chase Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Rear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The O'Rear Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Rear Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Black Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Westbend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Virden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Virden is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Levee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paint Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
- Powell Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Powell Valley is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
- Waltersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Waltersville is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
- Clay City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Piggville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Clay City Road
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
- Morris Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Morris Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
- Camargo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kiddville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rabbit Town is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rightangle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Bend is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- Jeffersonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Log Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughns Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hatton Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Means
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Means is located in Menifee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means
- Pecks Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pecks Creek is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Creek
- Rosslyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Cane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prewitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 West Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 West Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1966362
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 Kentucky's counties, including Montgomery, 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- West 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. |