A visit to the West View Cemetery (African-American) ...
Introduction ...
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 View Cemetery (African-American) ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West View Cemetery (African-American):
32.3523, -95.3344
The West View Cemetery (African-American) is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies just to the east of the West View Cemetery (African-American) .
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Name Variations for West View Cemetery (African-American) ...
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We have seen the following variation for West View Cemetery (African-American):
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> of the West View Cemetery (African-American).<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West View Cemetery (African-American), with the nearest first.
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Beaird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Retreat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hudson J Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. Louis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Valley Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dean Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kendrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wood / Verner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Universe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Universe Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universe Cemetery
- Belcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Lawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American)
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
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]<2> of the West View Cemetery (African-American).
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West View Cemetery (African-American), with the nearest first:
- Tyler
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Swan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Noonday
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Gresham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lindale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lee Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Whitehouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hideaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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- Winona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Teaselville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bullard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Browning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dogwood City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Starrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Omen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moore Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Coffee City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Valley
(17 miles [27.4 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 View Cemetery (African-American). The following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West View Cemetery (African-American).
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lindale
- Lindale lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West View Cemetery (African-American).
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lindale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale
- Tyler
- Tyler lies less than 2 miles<2> to the East (E) of the West View Cemetery (African-American).
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Whitehouse
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 View Cemetery (African-American):
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- 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 View Cemetery (African-American):
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1349824 (West View Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1349824 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tyler South
- Location given for West View Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3526486 Lon: -95.3349524
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- West View Cemetery (African-American)) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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