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A visit to the West Lawn Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the West Lawn Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Lawn Cemetery (FG ID #101612)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lawn Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   41.8166°   (41° 48' 59")

Lon:   -103.6848°   (-103° 41' 5")

The West Lawn Cemetery is located in Scotts Bluff County<2>.

The county seat for Scotts Bluff County is located in Gering. Gering lies just to the northeast of the West Lawn Cemetery .

Name Variations for West Lawn Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

West Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Gering West Lawn Cemetery
  • Westlawn Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West Lawn Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Scotts Bluff County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the West Lawn Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Lawn Cemetery.

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

    • Gering
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gering have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gering
      • Gering is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gering <5>
    • Terrytown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
      • Terrytown is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,163 people
    • Scottsbluff
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Hillerage
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerage
      • Hillerage is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Haig
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haig
      • Haig is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Melbeta
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melbeta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbeta
      • Melbeta is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melbeta <5>
    • Minatare
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mitchell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McGrew
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrew have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew
      • McGrew is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrew <5>
    • Stegall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stegall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stegall
      • Stegall is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Morrill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Morrill is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrill <5>
    • Craft
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
      • Craft is located in Morrill County
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Harrisburg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bayard
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Scoville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scoville
        • Scoville is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • Lyman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
        • Lyman is located in Scotts Bluff County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <5>
      • Henry
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

    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 Lawn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Scotts Bluff County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the West Lawn Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Sunset Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pierre Didier Papin Gravesite
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pioneer Graves
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Pioneer Graves. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Pioneer Graves is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Graves is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Scottsbluff.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Graves
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152212 <1>
    • Creighton Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Mitchell Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mitchell Valley Cemetery is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mitchell Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Mitchell.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100981 <1>
    • East Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Scotts Bluff County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mitchell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Mitchell.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100980 <1>
    • High Butte Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Banner County
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hull Community Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101155 <1>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Harrisburg Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bayard Cemetery
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • The Bayard Cemetery is located in Morrill County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayard Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Bayard.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayard Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1116545 <1>
      • Gabe Rock Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chimney Rock Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Kirk Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Chalk Creek Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chalk Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chalk Creek Cemetery is located in Banner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chalk Creek Cemetery
      • Chaulk Creek Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • The Chaulk Creek Cemetery is located in Banner County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chaulk Creek Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Bridgeport.
        • The Chaulk Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hackberry Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaulk Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298029 <1>
      • Sheep Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Pine Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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

    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 Lawn Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #834601  (West Lawn Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #834601 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Scottsbluff South
      • County: Scotts Bluff         Elev: 1234
      • Location given for GNIS #834601 (West Lawn Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101612

    The official website for Scotts Bluff County: www.scottsbluffcounty.org/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Scotts Bluff, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Lawn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8166, Longitude: -103.6848    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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.




 

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