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:
34.6265, -96.8617
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 Pontotoc County<2>.
The county seat for Pontotoc County is located in Ada. Ada lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast 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 24 that are within 13 miles [20.9 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.
- East Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The East Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hill Cemetery
- Dolberg Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
- Lightning Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Scullin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Scullin Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullin Cemetery
- Midland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Midland Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland Cemetery
- Corley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Corley Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oaklawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Sulphur.
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sulphur Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99129 <5>
- Shirley Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iona Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Iona Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fletcher Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Sandy Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandy Hill Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Athens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Athens Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckhorn Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Cemetery
- Franks Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Franks Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
- Fittstown Baptist Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Center Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Roff
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hickory is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Fitzhugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Franks is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
- Fittstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stratford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
- Ahloso
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
- Ada
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <6>
- Mill Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bebee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Washita
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Washita is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Oil Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Connerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Homer is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Wynnewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dougherty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jesse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
- Stonewall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Byng
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Cedar Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Village is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Reagan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reagan is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Byars
(20 miles [32.2 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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pontotoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ada
- Ada lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the West Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Byars
- Byars lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byars.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars
- Dougherty
- Fitzhugh
- Mill Creek
- Roff
- Stonewall
- Stratford
- Sulphur
- Wynnewood
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 West Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Pontotoc 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 #1099569 (West Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099569 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: Pontotoc
- Est. Elev: 392 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Roff North
- Location given for West Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6264765 Lon: -96.8616808
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Pontotoc, 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' 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. |