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. 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Laurel Hill Cemetery:
40.0155, -75.2225
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Old Cathedral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cathedral Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- 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)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Woodlands Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fairhill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhill Cemetery
- 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 29 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:
- Cynwyd
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynwyd
- 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)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Manayunk
- Narberth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Overbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- 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)
- Millbourne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbourne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Wayne Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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)
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Haverford Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haverford Village is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverford Village
- University City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- 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)
- Fern Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fern Rock is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock
- 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)
- Haverford
(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 first visit 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #46602
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1191051 (West Laurel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191051 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Germantown
- Location given for West Laurel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0170566 Lon: -75.2237911
- 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 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Laurel 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |