A visit to the West 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 West Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Cemetery:
37.2921, -79.7706
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the West Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Waldron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Waldron Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawhorn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lawhorn Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawhorn Cemetery
- Calvert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Moorman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Moorman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorman Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Blue Ridge Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Brown - Meador Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amos - Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The White Rock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock Cemetery
- Ninevah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ninevah Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninevah Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope 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 West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chamblissburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Montgomery Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Goodview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Montvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Laymantown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Villamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Apple Tree Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Runaway Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Joppa Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Troutville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hollins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moneta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Amsterdam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Daleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Lithia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1488245 (West Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1488245 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stewartsville
- Location given for West Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2920832 Lon: -79.7705916
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Bedford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |