A visit to the Westerwell 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 Westerwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westerwell Cemetery:
37.2409, -89.5129
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westerwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westerwell Cemetery is located in Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Benton. Benton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Westerwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westerwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Westerwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westerwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bonhardt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bonhardt Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonhardt Cemetery
- Lightner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lightner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightner Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Grays Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Grays Point Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Hutchison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Spradlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Spradlin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradlin Cemetery
- Bracken Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bracken Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken Cemetery
- Brown Homestead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Homestead Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Homestead Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31349 <5>
- New Lorimier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Lorimier Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lorimier Cemetery
- Fairmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Ancell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ancell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancell Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westerwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westerwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scott City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kelso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thebes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Cape Girardeau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Cape Girardeau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Commerce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McClure
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Chaffee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Benton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lambert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Olive Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Diswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Reynoldsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Gordonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <6>
- Caney Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Miller City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tamms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <6>
- Allenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Morley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Unity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Elco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Westerwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westerwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cape Girardeau
- Chaffee
- Commerce
- Jackson
- Morley
- Oran
- Oran lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Westerwell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oran.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
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 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 Westerwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 Westerwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #728645 (Westerwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728645 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scott City
- Location given for Westerwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2408842 Lon: -89.5128679
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Scott, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westerwell 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |