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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park (FG ID #101611)

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 Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park

Lat:   41.2332°   (41° 13' 59")

Lon:   -95.9977°   (-95° 59' 51")

The Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Douglas County<2>.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Omaha. Omaha lies just to the northwest of the Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park .

Name Variations for Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park ...

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.

Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:

  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
  • Hillcrest 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 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 Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Douglas 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 Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park 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 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Ralston
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <5>
    • Omaha
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
      • Omaha is located in Douglas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
      • Omaha has also been known as:
      • Omaha City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <5>
    • La Vista
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
      • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <5>
    • Papillion
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
      • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <5>
    • Carter Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
      • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <5>
    • Irvington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Douglas County
    • Home Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
      • Home Park is located in Douglas County
    • Bellevue
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Council Bluffs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Boys Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Millard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Chalco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chalco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalco
      • Chalco is located in Sarpy County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chalco <5>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Richfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • La Platte
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
        • La Platte is located in Sarpy County
      • Chautauqua
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
        • Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Crescent
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
        • Crescent is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 618 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent <5>
      • Springfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
        • Springfield is located in Sarpy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <5>
      • Cullom
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cullom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
        • Cullom is located in Cass County
      • Bennington
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
        • Bennington is located in Douglas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <5>
      • Dumfries
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
        • Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
      • Elkhorn
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
        • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <5>

    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 Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bellevue
    • Bennington
    • Boys Town
    • Council Bluffs
    • Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkhorn.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
    • Fort Calhoun
    • Gretna
      • Gretna lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gretna.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Millard
      • Millard lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Millard.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
    • Omaha
      • Omaha lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Omaha.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
    • Papillion
    • Ralston
      • Ralston lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ralston.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
    • Waterloo
      • Waterloo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waterloo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

    • Calvary Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Omaha.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100449 <1>
    • Ressurection Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • The Ressurection Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ressurection Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Omaha.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ressurection Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #220578 <1>
    • Graceland Park Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Omaha.
      • The Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Cemetery
      • Evergreen Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #245299 <1>
    • Beth El Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beth El Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • The Beth El Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth El Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100386 <1>
    • St. Mary Magdalene Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cassidy's Burial Ground
      • St. Mary Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101352 <1>
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Prospect Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Servants of Mary Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Papillion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Papillion Cemetery is located in Sarpy County
      • The Papillion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sautter Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Papillion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101105 <1>
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery is located in Sarpy County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
      • Laurel Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Springwell Danish Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Beth Israel Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101019 <1>
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Portal Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Golden Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Jewish Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)

    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 Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park:

    The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ne.us/

    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 Douglas, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Westlawn - Hillcrest Memorial Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2332, Longitude: -95.9977    
    <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.




 

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