A visit to the Westport Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Westport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westport Cemetery
Lat: 42.8464° (42° 50' 47")
Lon: -72.3357° (-72° 20' 8")
The Westport Cemetery is located in Cheshire County<1>.
The county seat for Cheshire County is located in Keene. Keene lies just to the north northeast of the Westport Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Westport Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Caesar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Bernard's Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Swamp Burial Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spofford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tufts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barus Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barus Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
- South Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Village Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Meetinghouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meetinghouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Meetinghouse Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
- Rhodes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
- Graniteville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Cheshire County
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monadnock View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Westport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Swanzey
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Swanzey have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Swanzey
- West Swanzey is located in Cheshire County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Swanzey <7>
- East Swanzey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swanzey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spofford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashuelot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keene
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marlborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlborough have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Marlborough is located in Cheshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,086 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlborough <7>
- Chesterfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <7>
- Hinsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
- Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <7>
- Westmoreland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Northfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fitzwilliam Depot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzwilliam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Windham County (VT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,190 people
- Northfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
- Northfield is located in Franklin County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people
- Warwick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mayo Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Surry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Brattleboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Village
- Fairview Village is located in Windham County (VT)
- Sullivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Dummerston
(12 miles [19.3 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 Westport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cheshire County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hinsdale
- Keene
- Keene lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Westport Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Keene.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Marlborough
- Northfield
- Westmoreland
- Winchester
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Westport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New Hampshire:
- Pages specific to Cheshire 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 Westport Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Cheshire County: www.co.cheshire.nh.us/
The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Hampshire's counties, including Cheshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Westport Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8464, Longitude: -72.3357 |
<3> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |