A visit to the Westminster Cemetery ...
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 Westminster Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westminster Cemetery:
33.3721, -96.4814
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westminster Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westminster Cemetery is located in Collin County<2>.
The county seat for Collin County is located in McKinney. McKinney lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Westminster Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westminster Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Westminster Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westminster Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jernigan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- The Simpson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229089 <5>
- Cannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brinlee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brinlee Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinlee Cemetery
- Desert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Desert Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Cemetery
- Binion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Luper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dumas Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dumas Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Van Alstyne.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233683 <5>
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mantua Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mantua Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mantua Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Van Alstyne.
- The Mantua Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newt Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305714 <5>
- Lair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lair Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lair Cemetery
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Stoney Point Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Grounds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Grounds Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Grounds Cemetery
- West Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Pilot Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarke Cemetery
- Clarke / Pilot Knob Cemetery
- Hodges Presbyterian Cemetery
- Pilot Knob Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1986288 <5>
- Van Alstyne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Van Alstyne Cemetery is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Alstyne Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Van Alstyne Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside of Van Alstyne
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #184539 <5>
- Coffman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Coffman Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffman Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Westminster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westminster Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westminster
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sedalia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sedalia is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Anna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cannon is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
- Valdasta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Valdasta is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
- Pilot Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Mantua ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mantua is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Alstyne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melissa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Altoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Altoga is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
- Frognot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frognot is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tom Bean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Parris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parris is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
- Orangeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orangeville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Whitewright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kentucky Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Weston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roland is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
- Biggers ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Biggers is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggers
- Howe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leonard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whiterock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whiterock is located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
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 Westminster Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Collin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westminster Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Howe
- Howe lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Westminster Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Leonard
- Tom Bean
- Trenton
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 Westminster Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Collin 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 Westminster Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1371297 (Westminster Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371297 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: Collin
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blue Ridge
- Location given for Westminster Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3720559 Lon: -96.4813745
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, 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- Westminster 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> | 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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