A visit to the Westall 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 Westall Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westall Cemetery:
35.8112, -82.2032
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westall Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westall Cemetery is located in Yancey County<2>.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Westall Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Westall Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westall Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Crisawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crisawn Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisawn Cemetery
- Lee Fields Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Fields Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Fields Cemetery
- Ballew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ballew Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballew Cemetery
- Ballew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ballew Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballew Cemetery
- Carroway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carroway Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroway Cemetery
- Gragg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gragg Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gragg Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Bracher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bracher Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracher Cemetery
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- Grindstaff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grindstaff Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grindstaff Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Laurel Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Collis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Collis Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson 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 Westall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westall Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hamrick
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hamrick is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
- Celo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Celo is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celo
- Little Switzerland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Newdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Newdale is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
- Micaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Pensacola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pensacola is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Murchison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Murchison is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Double Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Double Island is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Island
- Grassy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Creek
- Penland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Burnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dendron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dendron is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Greenlee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Altapass
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altapass is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altapass
- Green Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Montreat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Fort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Day Book
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Day Book is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Book
- Rockview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Walkertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walkertown is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Ridgecrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lackey Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
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 Westall Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yancey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Old Fort
- Spruce Pine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Westall Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yancey 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 Westall Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016554 (Westall Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016554 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: Yancey
- Est. Elev: 870 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Celo
- Location given for Westall Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8112291 Lon: -82.2031761
- 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 Yancey, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westall 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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