A visit to the West Lawn 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 West Lawn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Lawn Cemetery:
36.3060, -76.2538
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Lawn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Pasquotank County<2>.
The county seat for Pasquotank County is located in Elizabeth City. Elizabeth City lies just to the east southeast of the West Lawn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Lawn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> of the West Lawn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hollywood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Memory Gardens is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens
- Gilbert Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Porters Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- William G. Wood Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The William G. Wood Family Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William G. Wood Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the William G. Wood Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Woodville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2441059 <5>
- Godfrey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Godfrey Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godfrey Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- New Hope UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Walker Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Walker Family Cemetery is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Shiloh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2474002 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Up River Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Up River Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Up River Cemetery
- Nixon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Nixon Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood Cemetery
- Riddicks Grove Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harvey Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Moyock Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Moyock Cemetery is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyock Cemetery
- Riddick Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Riddick Cemetery is located in Gates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddick Cemetery
- Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Belvidere.
- The Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chappell Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188876 <5>
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Chappells Hill Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gatling - Smith Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gatling - Smith Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Gatling - Smith Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatling - Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2468172 <5>
- Philips Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
- Northwest Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- The Northwest Cemetery is located in Chesapeake City (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwest 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 West Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Lawn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elizabeth City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Camden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Belcross
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Nixonton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nixonton is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonton
- Weeksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Elizabeth City Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
- Shiloh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- South Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riddle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riddle is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Shawboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nicanor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winfall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alder Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alder Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- Snowden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snowden is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Horseshoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Hertford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Perquimans County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Maple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maple is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Moyock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belvidere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Coinjock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Currituck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tulls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tulls is located in Currituck County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls
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 Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pasquotank County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Lawn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elizabeth City
- Hertford
- Moyock
- South Mills
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 West Lawn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Pasquotank 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 Lawn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1003262 (West Lawn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1003262 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: Pasquotank
- Est. Elev: 4 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pasquotank
- Location given for West Lawn Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3059895 Lon: -76.2538241
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Pasquotank, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Lawn 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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