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A visit to the West Grove Friends 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 West Grove Friends Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Grove Friends Cemetery (FG ID #2354081)

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 West Grove Friends Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Grove Friends Cemetery

Lat:   39.8254°   (39° 49' 31")

Lon:   -75.8252°   (-75° 49' 30")

The West Grove Friends Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.

The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the West Grove Friends Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Grove Friends Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Chester 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 West Grove Friends Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Grove Friends Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Grove Friends Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • West Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chatham
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
      • Chatham is located in Chester County
    • Avondale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Avondale is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <4>
    • Clonmell
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clonmell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmell
      • Clonmell is located in Chester County
    • Elkview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
      • Elkview is located in Chester County
    • New Garden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
      • New Garden is located in Chester County
    • Toughkenamon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Daleville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
      • Daleville is located in Chester County
    • Strickersville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
      • Strickersville is located in Chester County
    • York Towne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Towne
      • York Towne is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Southwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
      • Southwood is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Vintage Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vintage Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Village
      • Vintage Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Kennett Square
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Unionville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
        • Unionville is located in Chester County
      • North Star
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Star have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
        • North Star is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Hockessin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Buck Run
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Run have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Run
        • Buck Run is located in Chester County
      • Oxford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Oxford is located in Chester County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
      • Old Line Village of Fair Hill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Line Village of Fair Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Line Village of Fair Hill
        • Old Line Village of Fair Hill is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Appleton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
        • Appleton is located in Cecil County (MD)
      • Mendenhall Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendenhall Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendenhall Village
        • Mendenhall Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
      • Yorklyn
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Red Lion
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Lion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
        • Red Lion is located in Chester County
      • Marlboro
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
        • Marlboro is located in Chester County
      • Mortonville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortonville
        • Mortonville is located in Chester County
      • Youngsburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsburg
        • Youngsburg is located in Chester County

    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 Grove Friends Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chester County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Grove Friends Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the West Grove Friends Cemetery.<6>

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

    • New West Grove Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New West Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New West Grove Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New West Grove Cemetery
    • St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Episcopalian Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Episcopalian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Episcopalian Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Episcopalian Cemetery
    • New Garden Orthodox Friends Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The New Garden Orthodox Friends Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • The New Garden Orthodox Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Garden Friends Lower Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Garden Orthodox Friends Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Olive African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Mt. Olive African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • The Mt. Olive African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Club Hill African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      • West Marlborough African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive African American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136595 <1>
    • West Marlborough AME Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Londonderry Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Londonderry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Londonderry Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Londonderry Cemetery
    • Hosanna Meeting House Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Elkridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elkridge Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkridge Cemetery
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • London Britain Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the London Britain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The London Britain Cemetery is located in Chester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the London Britain Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Union Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • St. Patrick's Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Little Elk Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Elk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Little Elk Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Elk Cemetery
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Flint Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Hill Cemetery
      • Fallowfield Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fallowfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fallowfield Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fallowfield Cemetery
      • Glen Run Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Glen Run Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Run Cemetery
      • Oxford Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • The Oxford Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oxford Cemetery
      • Sharpes Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Sharpes Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
        • The Sharpes Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Sharpes Graveyard
        • Sharp's Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharpes Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81629 <1>
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in New Castle County (DE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Longwood Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Longwood Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longwood Cemetery
      • Doe Run Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • The Doe Run Cemetery is located in Chester County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Doe Run Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Coatesville.
        • The Doe Run Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Doe Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doe Run Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244008 <1>

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

    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 Grove Friends Cemetery:

    The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Grove Friends Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8254, Longitude: -75.8252    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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