A visit to the Westminister 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 Westminister Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westminister Cemetery:
35.1971, -78.7445
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westminister Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westminister Cemetery is located in Cumberland County<2>.
The county seat for Cumberland County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Westminister Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westminister Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Westminister Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westminister Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Colliers Chapel Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Averasboro Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Averasboro Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro Cemetery
- Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bunlevel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bunlevel Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunlevel Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- McArtan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McArtan Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArtan Cemetery
- St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Andrews UMC Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Andrews UMC Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Fayetteville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188928 <5>
- Naylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Autry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Autry Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autry Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lafayette Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lafayette Memorial Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Memorial Park
- The Lafayette Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Lafayette Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47860 <5>
- Hall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Northside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Northside Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Creek Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek Cemetery
- Blue Sand Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hawley Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lee's Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Lee's Chapel Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Chapel Cemetery
- The Lee's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lee's Chapel Church Cemetery
- Williford Cemetery
- Williford Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419727 <5>
- Hardy Draughton Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Westminister Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westminister Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Godwin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Falcon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Falcon is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fonville is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonville
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Averasboro is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
- Eastover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Eastover is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastover
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,677 people
- Walkertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walkertown is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Bunnlevel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bunnlevel is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnlevel
- Erwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harnett is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harnett
- Dunn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- North Point Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Point Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Point Village
- Shaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Shaw has also been known as:
- Shaw Heights
- Holly Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Senter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Senter is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
- Vander
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vander is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vander
- Plain View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Plain View is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Grove Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Lakeside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Westhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westhaven is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
- Flat Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Branch is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Branch
- Anderson Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Creek
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Turlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turlington is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Twin Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Spring Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Westminister Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cumberland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westminister Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dunn
- Dunn lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Westminister Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Erwin
- Erwin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Westminister Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Falcon
- Fayetteville
- Spring Lake
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 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 Westminister Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cumberland 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 Westminister Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #997068 (Westminister Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #997068 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: Cumberland
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wade
- Location given for Westminister Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.197108 Lon: -78.7444664
- 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 Cumberland, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westminister 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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