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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:

44.8542, -73.9515

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 Clinton County<2>.

The county seat for Clinton County is located in Plattsburgh. Plattsburgh lies 26 miles [41.8 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 12 miles [19.3 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.

  • Star Road Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Star Road Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Road Cemetery
  • Brainardsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Brainardsville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainardsville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brainardsville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Brainardsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #64015 <5>
  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Hutchins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins Cemetery
  • Merrill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Merrill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
  • Bunker Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Bunker Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Cemetery
  • Morningside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Morningside Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Cemetery
  • Bigelow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bigelow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow Cemetery
  • St. Edmunds Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Side Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The East Side Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Bellmont Center Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sheldon Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sheldon Hill Cemetery is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Hill Cemetery
    • Earlville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Earlville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville Cemetery
    • Brayton Hollow Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Thayer Corners Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
    • Ridgway Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Ridgway Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway Cemetery
    • Sandy Knoll Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sandy Knoll Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Knoll Cemetery
    • St. George Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. George Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. George Cemetery
    • Pike Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Pike Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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:

  • Harrigan
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Harrigan is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrigan
  • Ellenburg Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Brainardsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Churubusco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chateaugay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lyon Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rockburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockburn
  • Standish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Standish is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
  • Burke
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Athelstan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin Centre
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Herdman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herdman
    • Saint Antoine Abbe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Dannemora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Altona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Covey Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Powerscourt
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whippleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Hinchinbrooke
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods Falls
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Woods Falls is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Falls
    • Mooers Forks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Havelock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
    • Malone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Moffitsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Moffitsville is located in Clinton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitsville
    • Elgin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Constable
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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 Clinton 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 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to New York:
  • Pages specific to Clinton 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 #969265  (West Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #969265 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: Clinton
      • Est. Elev: 512 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ellenburg Center
      • Location given for West Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8542095     Lon: -73.9515373
      • 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 New York's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.