A visit to the Westview 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 Westview Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Westview Cemetery:
37.2340, -80.4081
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Westview Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Westview Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Christiansburg. Christiansburg lies just to the south of the Westview Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Westview Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Westview Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Westview Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Kipps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kipps Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipps Cemetery
- Jennelle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jennelle Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennelle Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Snider Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Snider Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider Cemetery
- Price Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Price Family Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Price Family Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Prices Fork.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484581 <5>
- Belmont Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stebar Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leffel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Leffel Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffel Cemetery
- Newport Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Newport Cemetery is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
- Charlton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Charlton Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Cemetery
- Flag Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Flag Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Cemetery
- Whitelock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitelock Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitelock Cemetery
- Clover Hollow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanger Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanger Cemetery
- Burton Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Burton Family Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burton Family Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484538 <5>
- Lester Cemetery #3
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lester Cemetery #3 is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Cemetery #3
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lester Cemetery #3 is located outside and to the west of Christiansburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2529097 <5>
- Shaffer Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- The Sunset Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christiansburg Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52344 <5>
- Den Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Den Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Den Hill Cemetery
- Hypes Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hypes Family Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hypes Family 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 Westview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Westview Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blacksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sundance Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- McBryde Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Mount Tabor Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Merrimac
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Ellett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
- Prices Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Bennetts Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Raintree Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Houchins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Houchins is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Christiansburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Old Farm Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Montgomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Huffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Cowan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Shawsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairlawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
- Mill Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Village is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Alleghany Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alleghany Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany Springs
- Simmonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Mountain Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Goodwins Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
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 Westview Cemetery. The following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Westview Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- Christiansburg
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 Westview Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Westview Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1674776 (Westview Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1674776 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 652 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blacksburg
- Location given for Westview Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2340179 Lon: -80.4081056
- 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 Montgomery, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westview 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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