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A visit to the West Hill 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 West Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The West Hill Cemetery (FG ID #2160054).

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 Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Hill Cemetery:

37.2932, -80.0678

The West Hill Cemetery is located in Salem.

Open a Google Map centered on the West Hill Cemetery.

Establishment of the West Hill Cemetery ...

The West Hill Cemetery was established in 1786.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the West Hill Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • East Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The East Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hill Cemetery
  • Sherwood Burial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Butts Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Butts Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Williams Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Loury Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Loury Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loury Cemetery
  • Cedar Lawn Burial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peters Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Peters Creek Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek Cemetery
  • Beamer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beamer Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beamer Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Duckwiller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Duckwiller Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckwiller Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
    • Woods Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
    • Muse Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Muse Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
    • Bellvue Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Bellvue Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellvue Cemetery
    • James E Day Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The James E Day Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James E Day Cemetery
    • Evergreen Burial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Memorial Bridge Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Memorial Bridge Park is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bridge Park

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the West Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Roanoke
  • Salem
  • Vinton

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 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • 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 Hill Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2160054

    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- West Hill Cemetery) 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.