A visit to the West Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Hill Cemetery:
44.0148, -72.5120
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
. Chelsea lies just to the east southeast of the West Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the West Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Spiller Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller Cemetery
- East Brookfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Goodridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Goodridge Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodridge Cemetery
- Dickerman Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Old Chelsea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Chelsea Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chelsea Cemetery
- Fish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fish Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Brookfield Center Old Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
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- Brookfield Center New Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Doggall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Doggall Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doggall Cemetery
- Corwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Corwin Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin Cemetery
- Clough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clough Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clough Cemetery
- Caswell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Caswell Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Cemetery
- Whitney Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Whitney Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Hill Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Noyes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Noyes Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Cemetery
- South Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- North Randolph
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Randolph is located in Orange County
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- Chelsea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
- East Brookfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brookfield
- Brookfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343 people
- East Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Williamstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Williamstown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,530 people
- Randolph Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corinth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washington is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
- West Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Brookfield is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brookfield
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- South Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- South Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Randolph
- Tunbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tunbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tunbridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
- West Corinth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Corinth is located in Orange County
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- Braintree Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Braintree Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree Hill
- Randolph
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vershire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Vershire is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vershire
- Orange
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Orange is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
- Graniteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Graniteville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- East Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- Vershire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Vershire is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vershire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Websterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Braintree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Braintree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Braintree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
- Old City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old City is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Barre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,741 people
- South Barre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- South Barre is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barre
- Northfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northfield Center is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Center
- Roxbury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roxbury is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
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. The following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Hill 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 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 Vermont:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1921633 (West Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1921633 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 466 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brookfield
- Location given for West Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0147872 Lon: -72.5120462
- 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 Vermont's counties, including Orange, 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 things 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'. |
| <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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