A visit to the Westview Gardens ...
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 Westview Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westview Gardens:
35.2718, -81.2626
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westview Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westview Gardens is located in Gaston County<2>.
The county seat for Gaston County is located in Gastonia. Gastonia lies just to the east of the Westview Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westview Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Westview Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westview Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Firestone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Firestone Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firestone Cemetery
- Mountain Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mountain Rest Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Rest Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollywood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47713 <5>
- North Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The North Oakland Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland Cemetery
- The North Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- North Oakland Street Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Antioch Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Street Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Firestone Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gastonia.
- Craig / Jenkins Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gaston Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gaston Memorial Park is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gaston Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Gastonia.
- The Gaston Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Gaston Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47448 <5>
- Hullender Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hullender Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hullender Cemetery
- El Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowling Green Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Christian Freedom Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Apple Road Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Clover Chapel Cemetery is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Chapel Cemetery
- Cramerton Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aviary Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Aviary Gardens is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aviary Gardens
- Mauney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Mauney Cemetery is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauney 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 Westview Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westview Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Bessemer City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- South Gastonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Gastonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kings Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- Perry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Smyre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- Ranlo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- White Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Plains is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Bowling Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spencer Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Lowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- High Shoals
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Cherryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Crouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- Cramerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McAdenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Clover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Catawba ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Catawba is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
- Stanley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dellview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Waco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Stubbs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
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 Westview Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gaston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westview Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bessemer City
- Cherryville
- Clover
- Dallas
- Gastonia
- Kings Mountain
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Westview Gardens:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Gaston 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 Westview Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #997085 (Westview Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #997085 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: Gaston
- Est. Elev: 269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bessemer City
- Location given for Westview Gardens:
- Lat: 35.2718031 Lon: -81.2625802
- 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 Gaston, 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- Westview Gardens) 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. |