A visit to the West Memorial Baptist Church 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 Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery (FG ID #2186597).
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 Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery:
35.3680, -81.9731
The West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Rutherfordton. Rutherfordton lies just to the east of the West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rutherfordton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Thompson Family Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Miller - Twitty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gilboa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spindale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Taylor Plantation Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wells Springs UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little White Country Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul AME Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rutherfordton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ruth
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Spindale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bakersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Forest City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Alexander Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Bostic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Union Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sandy Mush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Thermal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunshine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caroleen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellenboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otter Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vein Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forest City
- Rutherfordton
- Spindale
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 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 West Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2186597
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 North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, 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 from Point A (ie- West Memorial Baptist Church 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. |