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A visit to the West Hills Memorial Gardens ...

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 Hills Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Hills Memorial Gardens:

46.5818, -120.6659

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Hills Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The West Hills Memorial Gardens is located in Yakima County<2>.

The county seat for Yakima County is located in Yakima. Yakima lies just to the east of the West Hills Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Hills Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the West Hills Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Hills Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Emeunot Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Emeunot Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeunot Cemetery
  • Saluskin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Saluskin Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluskin Cemetery
  • Sloutier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Sloutier Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloutier Cemetery
  • Yemowat Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Yemowat Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yemowat Cemetery
  • Wah-Lal-La-Kite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tahoma Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Tahoma Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Cemetery
    • The Tahoma Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Yakima City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77081 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Terrace Heights Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Terrace Heights Memorial Park is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Terrace Heights Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Yakima.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #175171 <5>
  • Holland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
  • Wenas Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Wenas Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenas Cemetery
  • Yesmowit Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Yesmowit Cemetery is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesmowit Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Holy Rosary Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • Colwash Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • The Colwash Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwash Cemetery
    • Elmwood Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Zillah Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Old German Baptist Cascade Valley Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Smina Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Smina Cemetery is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smina Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Hills Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Hills Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Summitview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Summitview is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitview
  • Gromore
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Gromore is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gromore
  • Wiley City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Wiley City is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley City
  • Ahtanum
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Ahtanum is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahtanum
  • West Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • West Valley is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
  • Fruitvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fruitvale is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
  • Gleed
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cowiche
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Eschbach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Eschbach is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eschbach
  • South Broadway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • South Broadway is located in Yakima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Broadway
  • Yakima
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Selah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Union Gap
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tieton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tampico
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Tampico is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
    • Parker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Parker is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Terrace Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Terrace Heights is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
    • Naches
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Brownstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Harrah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Moxee City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Moxee City is located in Yakima County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxee City
    • Moxee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

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 Hills Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Yakima County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Hills Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Naches
    • Naches lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the West Hills Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Naches.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naches
  • Selah
    • Selah lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the West Hills Memorial Gardens.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selah
  • Yakima

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 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 Hills Memorial Gardens:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Yakima 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 Hills Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1509410  (West Hills Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1509410 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: Yakima
      • Est. Elev: 405 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wiley City
      • Location given for West Hills Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 46.581792     Lon: -120.6659026
      • 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 Washington's counties, including Yakima, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Hills Memorial Gardens) 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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