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A visit to the West Hill 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 West Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Hill Cemetery:

41.5558, -97.7164

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The West Hill Cemetery is located in Platte County<2>.

The county seat for Platte County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the West Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the West Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Friends Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Saint Edward.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985814 <5>
  • St. Edward Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The St. Edward Catholic Cemetery is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edward Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Edward Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Saint Edward.
    • The St. Edward Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Edward Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2206803 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • Burrows Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Burrows Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
    • The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Salem Lutheran Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Skeedee Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Skeedee Cemetery is located in Nance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeedee Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Skeedee Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Fullerton and Saint Edward.  The cemetery lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Saint Edward.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101458 <5>
  • Moriah Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Moriah Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah Cemetery
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Family Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is located in Nance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St.s Peter and Paul Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Genoa.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140678 <5>
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michaels Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Tarnov.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101369 <5>
    • Granville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Granville Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Granville Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Humphrey.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280753 <5>
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • St. Bernard Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Bernard Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bernard Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Bernard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Lindsay.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101274 <5>
    • Hope Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • Boone Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Boone Cemetery is located in Boone County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Nance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Scandinavian Cemetery
      • West Gord Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101510 <5>
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Rosenburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Rosenburg is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenburg
  • Genoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Edward
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Monroe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindsay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Vorhees
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vorhees is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhees
  • Krakow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Krakow is located in Nance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krakow
  • Oconee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oconee is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee
  • Platte Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Tarnov
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Tarnov is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarnov
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
  • Cornlea
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cornlea is located in Platte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornlea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Boone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boone is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Saint Bernard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Saint Bernard is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bernard
    • Newman Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Merchiston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Merchiston is located in Nance County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchiston
    • Gardiner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardiner is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
    • Humphrey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Duncan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheldonville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sheldonville is located in Platte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville

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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Platte County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Platte 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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #834596  (West Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834596 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: Platte
      • Est. Elev: 519 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Lindsay SW
      • Location given for West Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.5558452     Lon: -97.7164405
      • 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 Nebraska's counties, including Platte, 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 Hill 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.
    <6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Fullerton and Saint Edward. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
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