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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. 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 Park Cemetery ...

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

34.8211, -102.4216

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 .

Open a Google Map centered on 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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 12 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of the West Park Cemetery.<4>

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

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the West Park Cemetery.

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

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

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 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:
  • 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 Find-A-Grave Entry:  #7557

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1371184  (West Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371184 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: Deaf Smith
      • Est. Elev: 1171 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hereford
      • Location given for West Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.8211733     Lon: -102.4210381
      • 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Park 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.