A visit to the West Laurel Hill 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Laurel Hill Cemetery (FG ID #46602)
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 Laurel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Laurel Hill Cemetery
Lat: 40.0155° (40° 0' 55")
Lon: -75.2225° (-75° 13' 20")
The West Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Norristown. Norristown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the West Laurel Hill Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the West Laurel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- St. Mary of the Assumption Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Leverington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Peace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Mary's Episcopal Church Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Old Cathedral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cathedral Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cathedral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Hood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Church of the Redeemer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Denis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Montrose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Woodlands Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairhill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Philadelphia National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chelten Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Yeakel Schwenkfelder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Laurel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bala - Cynwyd
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manayunk
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- West Manayunk
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Manayunk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
- Narberth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narberth have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narberth
- Narberth is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narberth <7>
- Overbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Roxborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Germantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Upsal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Penn Wynne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millbourne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbourne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
- Millbourne is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Wayne Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Somerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Lane
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haverford Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haverford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
- Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
- University City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University City is located in Philadelphia County
- Lindley Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Logan Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tabor Station ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tabor Junction ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Branchtown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pittville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wyndmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bryn Mawr
(4 miles [6.4 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ardmore
- Bala - Cynwyd
- Bryn Mawr
- Narberth
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 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1191051 (West Laurel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1191051 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Germantown
- County: Montgomery Elev: 66
- Location given for GNIS #1191051 (West Laurel Hill Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #46602
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/
The official website for Commonwealth 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 Montgomery, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the West Laurel Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0155, Longitude: -75.2225 |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |