A visit to the West 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 Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Hill Cemetery (FG ID #7556).
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:
33.6318, -96.6194
The West Hill Cemetery is located in Grayson County<2>.
The county seat for Grayson County is located in Sherman. Sherman lies just to the east northeast of the West Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Hill Cemetery.
Name Variations for West Hill 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.
West Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
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 23 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.
- Forest Woodmen Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Vaden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Keirsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Akers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Offutt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Taylor Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Ellsworth Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Ore Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Luella Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burleson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dripping Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loftin - McLain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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]<3> of the West Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sherman
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Tribune
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Knollwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Knollwood is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Luella
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Frontier Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Dorchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dorchester is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
- Howe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Southmayd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pottsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whiterock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Denison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tom Bean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kentucky Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Red River City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Red River City is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Sadler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gunter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Van Alstyne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Savoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Locust
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Basin Springs
(14 miles [22.5 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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grayson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denison
- Howe
- Pottsboro
- Savoy
- Sherman
- Tom Bean
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Grayson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #7556
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1371161 (West Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371161 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: Grayson
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sherman
- Location given for West Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6320507 Lon: -96.6197141
- 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 Grayson, 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' (or 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 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. |