A visit to the West Family 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 Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Family Cemetery (FG ID #2653322).
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 Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Family Cemetery:
32.8487, -96.5704
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Family Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The West Family Cemetery is located in Dallas County<3>.
While not adjacent, the Myers Cemetery is directly south of the West Family Cemetery.
The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the west southwest of the West Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the West Family Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lyons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lyons Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Long Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hope Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McShan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McShan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan Cemetery
- Rowlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett Cemetery
- Big A Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Big A Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big A Cemetery
- Motley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kaiser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Peck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McCree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McCree Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCree Cemetery
- Elmwood Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Carver Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the West Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Sunnyvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rowlett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mesquite
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heath
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sachse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Balch Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Forney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rawlins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rawlins is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlins
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mobile City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McLendon - Chisholm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Richardson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kleberg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- University Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Blackland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wylie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Plano
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forney
- Garland
- Kleberg
- Plano
- Richardson
- Rockwall
- Rowlett
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 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 Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Dallas 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 Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2653322
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> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West Family Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |