A visit to the Westover 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 Westover Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Westover Cemetery (FG ID #69279).
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 Westover Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westover Cemetery:
30.4786, -91.2888
The Westover Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish<2>.
The parish seat for West Baton Rouge Parish is located in Port Allen. Port Allen lies just to the east southeast of the Westover Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westover Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westover Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westover Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Silvery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Silvery Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvery Cemetery
- St. Catherine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Catherine Cemetery
- Allendale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Allendale Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale Cemetery
- Benevolent Society Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Baptist Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Olive Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Olive Cemetery
- Baton Rouge National Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nickwack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Nickwack Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickwack Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- Southern Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Conrad Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Conrad Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad Cemetery
- Gilbert Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Devall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Devall Cemetery is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devall 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 Westover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westover Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Lobdell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Devalls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Port Allen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brusly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <5>
- Beauregard Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beauregard Town is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard Town
- Erwinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Addis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <5>
- Baton Rouge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arbroth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grosse Tete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Zion City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Zion City is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Rosedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glynn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maribel Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Maribel Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maribel Village
- Merrydale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Merrydale is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrydale
- Rougon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brownfields
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brownfields is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownfields
- Tristian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tristian Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tristian Village
- Gardere
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Lynwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynwood Village is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Village
- Essen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westminster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Westminster is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
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 Westover Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in West Baton Rouge Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baker
- Baton Rouge
- Port Allen
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 Westover Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to West Baton Rouge Parish:
- Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
- 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 Westover Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #69279
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #551099 (Westover Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #551099 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
- Parish: West Baton Rouge
- Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lobdell
- Location given for Westover Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.4788018 Lon: -91.2889982
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Louisiana's parishes, including West Baton Rouge, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westover 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. |