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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 .

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 helpful 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

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 40 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala - Cynwyd
      • Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
    • Manayunk
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
      • Manayunk is located in Philadelphia 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.<4> 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 <5>
    • 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.<4> 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxborough
      • Roxborough is located in Philadelphia County
    • Germantown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
    • Ardmore
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Penn Wynne
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Wynne
      • Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County
    • 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.<4> 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
      • Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
    • Somerville ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
      • Somerville is located in Philadelphia County
    • Allen Lane
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Lane
      • Allen Lane is located in Philadelphia County
    • Continue List   (28 more) ...
      • Chestnut Hill
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
        • Chestnut Hill is located in Philadelphia County
      • 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.<4> 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.<4> 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Station
        • Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Logan Station ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Station
        • Logan Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Tabor Station ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Station
        • Tabor Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Tabor Junction ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Junction
        • Tabor Junction is located in Philadelphia County
      • Branchtown ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchtown
        • Branchtown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Pittville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
        • Pittville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Wyndmoor
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyndmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyndmoor
        • Wyndmoor is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyndmoor <5>
      • Bryn Mawr
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Allgates
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgates
        • Allgates is located in Delaware County
      • Llanerch
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanerch
        • Llanerch is located in Delaware County
      • Lansdowne
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
        • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <5>
      • East Lansdowne
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
        • East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
      • Yeadon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
        • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <5>
      • Bartram Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartram Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartram Village
        • Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
      • Southwest Center City
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwest Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
        • Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County
      • Philadelphia
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • McCartersville ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartersville
        • McCartersville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Crescentville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescentville
        • Crescentville is located in Philadelphia County
      • Fern Rock Station ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Rock Station
        • Fern Rock Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Lawton Station ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Station
        • Lawton Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Oak Lane Station ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lane Station
        • Oak Lane Station is located in Philadelphia County
      • Milestown ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milestown
        • Milestown is located in Philadelphia County
      • Flourtown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Rosemont
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Montrose Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Village
        • Montrose Village is located in Delaware 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 Laurel Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, 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.

    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.<6>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
      • The Leverington Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
      • The Leverington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Roxborough Cemetery
      • Roxbrouugh Leverington Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leverington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45934 <1>
    • Laurel Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
      • The Laurel Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Central Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • North Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • South Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45266 <1>
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mt. Peace Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Peace Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Peace Cemetery is located in Philadelphia.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Peace Cemetery
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Old Cathedral Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cathedral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cathedral Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cathedral Cemetery
    • Hood Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hood Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hood Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • The St. Denis Cemetery is located in Delaware County
        • The St. Denis Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Oakmont Cemetery
        • St. Dennis Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Denis Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641310 <1>
      • Montrose Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Friends Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Friends Cemetery is located in Delaware County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
      • Woodlands Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Fairhill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairhill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairhill Cemetery
      • Philadelphia National Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The Philadelphia National Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • The Philadelphia National Cemetery has also been known as:
        • National Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia National Cemetery
      • Chelten Hills Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ivy Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
      • Ivy Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The Ivy Hill Cemetery is located in Philadelphia County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ivy Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Philadelphia.
        • The Ivy Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Germantown & Chestnut Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ivy Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45186 <1>
      • Yeakel Schwenkfelder
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Yeakel Schwenkfelder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Yeakel Schwenkfelder is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeakel Schwenkfelder
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2406464 <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 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

    The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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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