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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. 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 Westover Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.4982°   (33° 29' 53")

Lon:   -99.0201°   (-99° 1' 12")

The cemetery is located in Baylor County<3>.

As an estimate, the Westover Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the northwest of Seymour.

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 .

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 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 Westover Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Baylor 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 Westover 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Timber have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Timber
      • Round Timber is located in Baylor County
    • Megargel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Padgett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Padgett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett
      • Padgett is located in Young County
    • Seymour
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
      • Seymour is located in Baylor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,557 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <5>
    • Elbert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbert
      • Elbert is located in Throckmorton County
    • Olney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Olney is located in Young County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,074 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <5>
    • Dundee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Archer County
    • Anarene ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anarene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anarene
      • Anarene is located in Archer County
    • Proffitt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
      • Proffitt is located in Young County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
      • Red Springs is located in Baylor County
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Bomarton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomarton
        • Bomarton is located in Baylor County
      • Newcastle
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
        • Newcastle is located in Young County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <5>
      • Kamay
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamay
        • Kamay is located in Wichita County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamay <5>
      • Farmer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
        • Farmer is located in Young County
      • 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.

    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.<6>

    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)
      • The Round Timber Cemetery is located in Baylor County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Timber Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the east of Megargel.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Timber Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6511 <1>
    • Kickapoo Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kickapoo Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Kickapoo Cemetery is located in Archer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kickapoo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4624 <1>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodman Cemetery is located in Baylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodman Cemetery
    • Woodmen Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Padgett Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Padgett Cemetery is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Young County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
      • Orth Cemetery
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Orth Cemetery is located in Young County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proffitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Proffitt Cemetery is located in Young County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proffitt Cemetery
      • Archer City Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 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 Westover Cemetery:

    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>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Westover Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4982, Longitude: -99.0201    
    <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>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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