Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

• That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
• We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
• On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Westwood (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Westwood. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Westwood:

• Websites specific to Virginia
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Library of Virginia

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Virginia
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Virginia

Cemeteries Near Westwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Westwood.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Westwood covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.

• Fairview Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Roanoke.
  • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Fairview Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
• St. Andrews Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
• Williams Memorial Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Memorial Park
• Evergreen Burial Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • The Evergreen Burial Park has also been known as:
  • Evergreen Cemetery
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Burial Park
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50174 <2>
• Memorial Bridge Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Bridge Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Bridge Park
• Cedar Lawn Burial Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Lawn Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lawn Burial Park
• Peters Creek Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peters Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peters Creek Cemetery
• Loury Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loury Cemetery
• Springwood Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springwood Cemetery
• Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonathan Tosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
• Harris Cemetery
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
• Sherwood Burial Park
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • The Sherwood Burial Park has also been known as:
  • Sherwood Cemetery
  • Sherwood Memorial Park
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sherwood Burial Park
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #728583 <2>
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  • East Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Hill Cemetery
  • Hackett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackett Cemetery
  • James E Day Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James E Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James E Day Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Westwood in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Westwood.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Westwood, with the one closest to Westwood listed first.

• Cave Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
• Roanoke
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Roanoke City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Vinton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Roanoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Hollins
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
  • Hollins is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollins <4>
• Poages Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poages Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poages Mill
  • Poages Mill is located in Roanoke County
• Leslie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Roanoke County
• Bonsack
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonsack have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonsack
  • Bonsack is located in Roanoke County
• Cloverdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
• Coyner Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyner Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyner Springs
  • Coyner Springs is located in Botetourt County
• Airpoint
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airpoint have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airpoint
  • Airpoint is located in Roanoke County
• Naff
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naff
  • Naff is located in Franklin County
• Catawba
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
  • Catawba is located in Roanoke County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawba <4>
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  • Daleville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
    • Daleville is located in Botetourt County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <4>
  • Moomaw ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moomaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
    • Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
  • Bent Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Mountain
    • Bent Mountain is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bent Mountain <4>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Westwood. See our List of 1890's Communities around Westwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/