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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Westerwood (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Westerwood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Westerwood is located in Alamance County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alamance County: Caswell, Chatham, Guilford, Orange, Randolph & Rockingham.

Below are the counties that are near Westerwood. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Westerwood:

  • Alamance County     (The home county of Westerwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westerwood, with the one closest to Westerwood listed first.
    • Country Club Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Estates
      • Country Club Estates is located in Alamance County
    • Turrentine Estates
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turrentine Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turrentine Estates
      • Turrentine Estates is located in Alamance County
    • Sunset Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Acres
      • Sunset Acres is located in Alamance County
    • Wedgewood West
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wedgewood West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedgewood West
      • Wedgewood West is located in Alamance County
    • Red Oak Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Acres
      • Red Oak Acres is located in Alamance County
    • Grove Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
      • Grove Park is located in Alamance County
    • Crestwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
      • Crestwood is located in Alamance County
    • Lee Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Acres
      • Lee Acres is located in Alamance County
    • Central Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Heights
      • Central Heights is located in Alamance County
    • Dogwood Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres
      • Dogwood Acres is located in Alamance County
    • Alamance Acres
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamance Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamance Acres
      • Alamance Acres is located in Alamance County
    • Country Club Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Forest
      • Country Club Forest is located in Alamance County
    • Deerfield
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Deerfield is located in Alamance County
  • Caswell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westerwood, with the one closest to Westerwood listed first.
    • Stony Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in Caswell County
    • Anderson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Caswell County
    • Jericho
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
      • Jericho is located in Caswell County
    • Ashland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Caswell County
    • Locust Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Locust Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
      • Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
    • Prospect Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
      • Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
    • Quick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
      • Quick is located in Caswell County
    • West Yanceyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Yanceyville
      • West Yanceyville is located in Caswell County
    • Ridgeville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ridgeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
      • Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
    • Yanceyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Caswell County
    • Leasburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leasburg
      • Leasburg is located in Caswell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leasburg <3>
    • Pelham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Caswell County
  • Chatham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westerwood, with the one closest to Westerwood listed first.
    • Siler City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bynum
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bynum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
      • Bynum is located in Chatham County
    • Fearrington Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearrington Village
      • Fearrington Village is located in Chatham County
    • Pittsboro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonlee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonlee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonlee
      • Bonlee is located in Chatham County
  • Durham County
    • The American Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The American Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The American Village
      • The American Village is located in Durham County
  • Guilford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westerwood, with the one closest to Westerwood listed first.
    • Gibsonville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Whitsett
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitsett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitsett
      • Whitsett is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitsett <3>
    • Sedalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
    • McLeansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McLeansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansville
      • McLeansville is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansville <3>
    • Forest Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Oaks
      • Forest Oaks is located in Guilford County
    • Browns Summit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Julian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cumberland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Guilford County
    • Rudd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
      • Rudd is located in Guilford County
    • White Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Guilford County
    • Greensboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Climax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <3>
    • Pleasant Garden
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
      • Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Garden <3>
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westerwood, with the one closest to Westerwood listed first.
    • Lakeview Acres
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Acres
      • Lakeview Acres is located in Orange County
    • Cheeks Crossroads
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheeks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks Crossroads
      • Cheeks Crossroads is located in Orange County
    • Miles
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Miles is located in Orange County
    • Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Oaks is located in Orange County
    • Teer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teer
      • Teer is located in Orange County
    • Efland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jordan Oak
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jordan Oak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Oak
      • Jordan Oak is located in Orange County
    • Carr
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carr. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
      • Carr is located in Orange County
    • Cedar Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Orange County
    • Stagecoach Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stagecoach Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach Forest
      • Stagecoach Forest is located in Orange County
    • Orange Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
      • Orange Grove is located in Orange County
    • Just-A-Mere Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Just-A-Mere Landing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Just-A-Mere Landing
      • Just-A-Mere Landing is located in Orange County
    • Dodsons Crossroads
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dodsons Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsons Crossroads
      • Dodsons Crossroads is located in Orange County
  • Person County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westerwood, with the one closest to Westerwood listed first.
    • Hurdle Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdle Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdle Mills
      • Hurdle Mills is located in Person County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdle Mills <3>
    • Allens Level
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
      • Allens Level is located in Person County
    • Cates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
      • Cates is located in Person County
    • Roseville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
      • Roseville is located in Person County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westerwood, with the one closest to Westerwood listed first.
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
    • Redcross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcross
      • Redcross is located in Randolph County
    • Melanchton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melanchton
      • Melanchton is located in Randolph County
    • Staley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
      • Staley is located in Randolph County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staley <3>
    • Millboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
      • Millboro is located in Randolph County
    • Ramseur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Franklinville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Randleman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Worthville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worthville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
      • Worthville is located in Randolph County
    • Cedar Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
      • Cedar Falls is located in Randolph County
    • Central Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Falls
      • Central Falls is located in Randolph County
    • New Market
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Market. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • New Market is located in Randolph County
    • Sophia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Westerwood, with the one closest to Westerwood listed first.
    • Reidsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
      • Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <3>
    • Lawsonville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawsonville
      • Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
    • Belmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Rockingham County
    • Norwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Norwood is located in Rockingham County
    • Wittys Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittys Crossroads
      • Wittys Crossroads is located in Rockingham County
    • Ruffin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wentworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wentworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
      • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
    • College Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Village
      • College Village is located in Rockingham County
    • Gold Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Rockingham County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Westerwood, see our County-by-County Page for Westerwood.

Cemeteries Near Westerwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westerwood.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westerwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westerwood, with the one closest to Westerwood listed first.

  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Northlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Northlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Northlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alamance Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Belmount Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Linwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Graham Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Friedens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Harmon Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Level Christian Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shiloh UMC Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Salem Community Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Community Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Community Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the south of Saxapahaw.
      • The Salem Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Salem United Methodist Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #176187 <4>
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Underwood - Boswell Family Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood - Boswell Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Underwood - Boswell Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2399514 <4>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Westerwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westerwood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Westerwood, with the one closest to Westerwood listed first.

  • Burlington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elon College
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon College came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon College
    • Elon College is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elon College <3>
  • Graham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <3>
  • Gibsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Haw River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
    • Haw River is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <3>
  • Altamahaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamahaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
    • Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
  • Rock Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Rock Creek is located in Alamance County
  • Swepsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swepsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
    • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • McCray
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCray
    • McCray is located in Alamance County
  • Kimesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimesville
    • Kimesville is located in Alamance County
  • Hawfields
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawfields. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawfields
    • Hawfields is located in Alamance County
  • Union Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge
    • Union Ridge is located in Alamance County
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    • McLeansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McLeansville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeansville
      • McLeansville is located in Guilford County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLeansville <3>
    • Mebane
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
      • Mebane is located in Alamance County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <3>
    • Saxapahaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westerwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westerwood.

Newspapers Published in Westerwood ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Westerwood.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Westerwood, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Westerwood.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Westerwood:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westerwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Alamance County: www.alamance-nc.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Westerwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westerwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0832, Longitude: -79.4703       In this case, the coordinates for Westerwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Westerwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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