A visit to the Forest Park - Westheimer 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 Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery (FG ID #162130).
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 Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery:
29.7404, -95.6088
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
The cemetery is located in Harris County<2>.
Adjacent to the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery and just to the east is the Czech Moravian Brethren Cemetery. Also to the east is the Addicks Cemetery.
The county seat for Harris County is located in Houston. Houston lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery.
Name Variations for Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery.
Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Forest Park West Cemetery
- Forest Park West Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Oaks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Alief Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riceville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Riceville Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville Cemetery
- Emanuel Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Emanuel Memorial Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Memorial Park
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Cementerio San Isidro Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beth El Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Beth El Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth El Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- College Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The College Memorial Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Memorial Park
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Briscoe Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Briscoe Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dewalt Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Dewalt Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewalt Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Washington Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Olivewood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Paradise North Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ashford Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ashford Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Village
- Westpark Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Westpark Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpark Village
- Parkway Villages
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Parkway Villages is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Villages
- Catalina Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Catalina Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
- Alief
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mission Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Brays Village East
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Village East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Village East
- Buckner Haven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Addicks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bunker Hill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,901 people
- West Oaks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Oaks Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oaks Village
- Clodine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Town West
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Town West is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town West
- Piney Point Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hedwig Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hedwig Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedwig Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,600 people
- Barker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
- Hunters Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Bear Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Forest Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Forest Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest Village
- City of Spring Valley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Westlake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Village
- Westlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Concord Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Missouri City Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Missouri City Estates is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri City Estates
- Hilshire Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hilshire Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilshire Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Deerfield Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Cinco Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cinco Ranch is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Ranch
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Harris 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 Forest Park - Westheimer Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #162130
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1336033 (Forest Park Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1336033 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: Harris
- Est. Elev: 25 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alief
- Location given for Forest Park Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.7385632 Lon: -95.6088339
- 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 Texas' counties, including Harris, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Park - Westheimer 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. |