A visit to the Westover 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 Westover Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Westover Cemetery (FG ID #1972803).
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 Westover Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westover Cemetery:
33.4982, -99.0201
The Westover Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southeast of Seymour.
The cemetery is located in Baylor County<3>.
The county seat for Baylor County is located in Seymour. Seymour lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west northwest of the Westover Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westover Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 24 miles [38.6 km] of the Westover Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westover Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Megargel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Round Timber Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kickapoo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- England Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Masonic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Old Seymour Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Seymour Catholic Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodman Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Woodman Cemetery is located in Baylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman Cemetery
- Woodmen Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Padgett Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Padgett Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Luke Lutheran Church Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cache Creek Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Orth Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Orth Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orth Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Henson Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bomarton Catholic Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Proffitt Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt Cemetery
- Archer City Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Westover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westover Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Round Timber ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Megargel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Padgett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Padgett is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
- Seymour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elbert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert
- Olney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Anarene ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Anarene is located in Archer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anarene
- Proffitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Throckmorton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Archer City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Red Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Bomarton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Newcastle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kamay
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Holliday
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Westover Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Baylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westover Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Archer City
- Goree
- Megargel
- Olney
- Olney lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Westover Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Seymour
- Throckmorton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Westover Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Baylor 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 Westover Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1972803
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westover Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Baylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |