Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Westminister (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Westminister. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Westminister is located in Cecil County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cecil County: New Castle (DE), Harford, Kent, Chester (PA) & Lancaster (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Westminister. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westminister:
- Cecil County (The home county of Westminister)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Zion
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Theodore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
- Eder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
- Calvert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- North East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prestige Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Prestige Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestige Village
- Foys Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foys Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foys Hill
- Marley Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marley Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Village
- Blue Ball Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ball Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ball Village
- Charlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belvedere
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Belvedere is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere
- Bacon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Bradshaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Jerusalem Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Mills
- Kingsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Falls is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Falls
- Chase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harewood Park is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harewood Park
- Baldwin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bird River Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bird River Beach is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird River Beach
- Biscayne Bay Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Biscayne Bay Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Bay Village
- Dundee Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dundee Village is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee Village
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Webster Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Conowingo Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Garland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Darlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Bayside Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Glenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Hopewell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Village
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Betterton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Sassafras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Coleman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Dogwood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Still Pond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Kennedyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lambson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Lynch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lynch is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Montgomery County
- High Point Estates
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- High Point Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point Estates
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Crumpton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Kings Town Manor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Blackiston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Clayton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spruance City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <1>
- Pencader Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Brookside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Glasgow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Wilson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Windy Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Keeney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Ogletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Ruthby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Salem Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Salem Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- The Village of Drummond Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- York Towne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Pennsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Carneys Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Salem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Hancocks Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Pointers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Acton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Penton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Quinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Chrome
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Barnsley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Roy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Tweedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tweedale is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedale
- Kemblesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Elkview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Strickersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Jennersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- West Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boothwyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Garnet Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Kirks Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Summerhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Little Britain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- McSparran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Furniss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Mechanic Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Ninepoints
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Buck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buck is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Quarryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Christiana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Slate Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Bryansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slab
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Kyleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Airville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fawn Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Stewartstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bruce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bruce is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westminister, see our County-by-County Page for Westminister.
Cemeteries Near Westminister ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westminister.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Westminister - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westminister covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boulden Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Leeds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (255 more) ...
- West Nottingham Meetinghouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cokesbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Perryville.
- The Asbury Cemetery has also been known as:
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80720 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Westminister in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westminister.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Westminister, with the one closest to Westminister listed first.
- Zion
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Theodore
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Theodore is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
- Leslie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Leslie is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Calvert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calvert is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Foys Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foys Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foys Hill
- North East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Principio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Principio is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Principio
- Charlestown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leeds is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmington is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Bacon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Childs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Childs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westminister. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westminister.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Westminister ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westminister.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Westminister. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Westminister and those printed in the larger area surrounding Westminister.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of Westminister.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Westminister:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baltimore County
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Montgomery County
- Queen Anne's County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Salem County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Westminister) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Westminister, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |