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A visit to the Westville 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 Westville Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westville Cemetery:

36.0090, -94.5755

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Westville Cemetery is located in Adair County<2>.

The county seat for Adair County is located in Stilwell. Stilwell lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Westville Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Westville Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Westville Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westville Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Woodall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Woodall Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall Cemetery
    • The Woodall Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wagnon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2187805 <5>
  • Baptist Mission Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Baptist Mission Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Mission Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baptist Mission Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Westville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #275791 <5>
  • Foreman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Foreman Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman Cemetery
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
  • Rogers Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lacie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lacie Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacie Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lacie Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Westville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157169 <5>
  • Crittenden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Crittenden Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden Cemetery
  • Parris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Parris Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris Cemetery
    • The Parris Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Downing Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166177 <5>
  • Old Green Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Green Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Green Cemetery
    • The Old Green Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Green Cemetery
  • Alberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Alberty Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberty Cemetery
  • Ketcher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Ketcher Cemetery is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketcher Cemetery
  • Old Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Washington County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sixkiller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sixkiller Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixkiller Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sixkiller Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Chance and Watts.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Chance.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99537 <5>
    • Downing Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Downing Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing Cemetery
    • Ganderville Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Beatty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Beatty Cemetery is located in Washington County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
    • Harold Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Harold Cemetery is located in Washington County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Cemetery
    • Brady Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Brady Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
    • Watts Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Wolf Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Wolf Cemetery is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Cemetery
    • Beatty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Beatty Cemetery is located in Washington County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty 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 Westville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westville Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Westville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Watts Community
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Watts Community is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
  • Addielee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Addielee is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
  • Cincinnati
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cincinnati is located in Washington County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Summers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
  • Chance
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chance is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
  • Ballard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ballard is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
  • Watts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Christie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Christie is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
  • Peavine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Peavine is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
  • Trident
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Trident is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
  • West Peavine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • West Peavine is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lincoln
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincoln is located in Washington County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,473 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <7>
    • Dutch Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
    • Proctor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fairfield is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • West Siloam Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Marietta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Morrow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Morrow is located in Washington County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
    • Clyde
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Canehill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dripping Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
    • Siloam Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hico
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Chewey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chewey is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey

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 Westville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adair County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westville Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Westville Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Adair 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 Westville Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1099642  (Westville Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099642 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: Adair
      • Est. Elev: 349 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Watts
      • Location given for Westville Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.0089718     Lon: -94.575499
      • 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 Adair, 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- Westville 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Chance and Watts. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.