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A visit to the West Park 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 Park Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Park Cemetery (FG ID #7557)

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 Park Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Park Cemetery

Lat:   34.8211°   (34° 49' 15")

Lon:   -102.4216°   (-102° 25' 17")

The West Park Cemetery is located in Deaf Smith County<2>.

The county seat for Deaf Smith County is located in Hereford. Hereford lies just to the east of the West Park Cemetery .

Name Variations for West Park 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 Park Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Hereford Cemetery
  • Westpark 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Park Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Deaf Smith 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 Park 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 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the West Park Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hereford
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Summerfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Summerfield is located in Castro County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <4>
    • Dawn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
      • Dawn is located in Deaf Smith County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawn <4>
    • La Plata ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Plata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
      • La Plata is located in Deaf Smith County
    • Dimmitt
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Umbarger
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Friona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friona have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
      • Friona is located in Parmer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <4>
    • Nazareth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vega
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vega have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
      • Vega is located in Oldham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vega <4>
    • Wildorado
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildorado have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildorado
      • Wildorado is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildorado <4>

    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 Park Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Deaf Smith County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Park Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Dimmitt
    • Friona
    • Hereford
    • Vega
      • Vega lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the West Park Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vega.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
    • Wildorado

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 11 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the West Park Cemetery.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Park Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • St. Anthony's Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rest Lawn Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Rest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Deaf Smith County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rest Lawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Hereford.
      • The Rest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Rest Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Lawn Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6324 <1>
    • Old La Plata Grave
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old La Plata Grave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Old La Plata Grave is located in Deaf Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old La Plata Grave
    • Westlawn Memorial Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • St. Mary Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Potter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary Cemetery
    • Castro Memorial Gardens
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Flagg Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Memorial Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Park is located in Oldham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
    • Dreamland Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

    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 Park Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1371184  (West Park Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1371184 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: Hereford
      • County: Deaf Smith         Elev: 1171
      • Location given for GNIS #1371184 (West Park Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #7557

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Texas' counties, including Deaf Smith, 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 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 Park Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8211, Longitude: -102.4216    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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