A visit to the West Hill 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 West Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Hill Cemetery:
36.3620, -89.0634
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Hill Cemetery is located in Obion County<2>.
The county seat for Obion County is located in Union City. Union City lies just to the north of the West Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the West Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wise - Holloway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Phebus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Phebus Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebus Cemetery
- Stovall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stovall Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Beech Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- The East View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastview Cemetery
- Union City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11611 <5>
- Troy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Harelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Harelson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harelson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Hogue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hogue Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Cemetery
- Terrace Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Terrace Hill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Hill Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Mt. Pelia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pelia Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pelia Cemetery
- Callicott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Callicott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callicott Cemetery
- Shaddtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shaddtown Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaddtown Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rives
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Terrell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Woodland Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Obion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Kenton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Sidonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Martin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pierce Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- McConnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hornbeak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trimble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trimble is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
- South Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Tilghman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Ralston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rutherford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moscow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Samburg
(16 miles [25.7 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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Obion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fulton
- Hickman
- Martin
- Obion
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Troy
- Troy lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the West Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Obion 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274201 (West Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274201 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: Obion
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rives
- Location given for West Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3620092 Lon: -89.063399
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Obion, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |