A visit to the Westwood 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 Westwood Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Westwood Cemetery (FG ID #44072).
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 Westwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westwood Cemetery:
41.2851, -82.2343
The Westwood Cemetery is located in Lorain County<2>.
The county seat for Lorain County is located in Elyria. Elyria lies just to the northeast of the Westwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westwood Cemetery.
Establishment of the Westwood Cemetery ...
The Westwood Cemetery was established in 1864.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Westwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henrietta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Henrietta Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta Cemetery
- Camden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Camden Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Cemetery
- South Pittsfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The East Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Township Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Township Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Township Cemetery
- Rockwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rockwood Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Kendeigh Corner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Henrietta Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Birmingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Birmingham Cemetery is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- LaGrange Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Murray Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elyria Jewish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brownhelm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rugby Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby Cemetery
- Sherman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sherman Cemetery is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman Cemetery
- North Murray Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crownhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Crownhill Cemetery is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crownhill Cemetery
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]<3> of the Westwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oberlin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kipton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kipton is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickelplate
- South Amherst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Amherst is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Amherst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
- Henrietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Run Village is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run Village
- Lagrange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wakeman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elyria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brownhelm Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grafton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vermilion-on-the-Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Clarksfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Belden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eaton Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eaton Estates is located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Estates
- Lorain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vermilion
(11 miles [17.7 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 Westwood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lorain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Elyria
- Grafton
- Lorain
- Oberlin
- Wakeman
- Wellington
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 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 Westwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Lorain 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 Westwood Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #44072
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1047835 (Westwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047835 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: Lorain
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oberlin
- Location given for Westwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2850501 Lon: -82.2332131
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Ohio's counties, including Lorain, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westwood 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |