About West Hill Cemetery
West Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. The grounds sit at about 699 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 9 notable people buried here, including Olive Oatman, Silas Hare and Choice B. Randell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1371161. The nearest other listed cemetery is Austin Street Cemetery, about 0.5 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Dannel Funeral Home in Sherman, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 139 cemeteries we list in Grayson County, and 38 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
Notable people buried at West Hill Cemetery
Among them: 2 Civil War veterans, 2 US representatives, 1 football player, 1 baseball player, 1 Mexican-American War veteran, 1 writer.
- Olive Oatman1837-1903American living in Mormon, Tolkepaya, and Mohave societies after childhood kidnapping
- Silas Hare1827-1908American politician
- Choice B. Randell1857-1945American politician
- Mary Louise Nash1826-1896American educator, writer
- Robert Ernest Vinson1876-1945President of the University of Texas at Austin from 1916 to 1923
- Roswell G. Higginbotham1898-1943American football and baseball player and coach
- Thomas Jefferson Brown1836-1915American jurist
- Lilla Belle Pitts1884-1970American music educator
- William T. Craycroft1847-1906American military officer
People whose Wikidata entry gives West Hill Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
33.63136, -96.62002
What West Hill Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Austin Street CemeterySherman, TXCemetery0.5 mi
- Forest Woodmen Circle CemeterySherman, TXCemetery1.4 mi
- Woodmen Circle Home CemeterySherman, TXCemetery1.4 mi
- Saint Mary's CemeterySherman, TXCemetery1.5 mi
- Friendship Church CemeterySherman, TXChurch cemetery2.5 mi
- Friendship CemeterySherman, TXCemetery2.5 mi
- Grayson County Farm CemeterySherman, TXCemetery2.6 mi
- Grayson Country Farm CemeterySherman, TXCemetery2.6 mi
- Boyd CemeterySherman, TXCemetery4.2 mi
- Hendriz CemeterySherman, TXCemetery4.3 mi
Funeral homes near West Hill Cemetery
- Dannel Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Sherman · (903) 893-1171
- Cravens Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Sherman · (903) 893-6110
- Waldo Funeral Home0.9 miFuneral home · Sherman · (903) 893-1101
- Kelly Thomas Funeral Home1.2 miFuneral home · Sherman · (903) 868-9703
- Serenity Chapel Funeral Services1.9 miFuneral home · Sherman · (903) 271-5282
- Angelic Mortuary2.2 miMortuary · Sherman · (903) 813-1700
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Frequently asked questions
Where is West Hill Cemetery located?
West Hill Cemetery is at 1304 West Lamar Street, Sherman, TX 75092 in Grayson County. GPS coordinates: 33.63136, -96.62002.
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