Westmoreland County, Virginia Cemeteries: Volume One

More than two decades of research have produced this major research tool for the genealogical researcher that is an accurate and complete record of 147 private cemeteries in Westmoreland County [Church cemetery records are planned for a subsequent volume]. This is the first of a series on the county. It is more than just a visit to a cemetery and a listing of the burials. The author has also sought to revisit "active" cemeteries to bring them up to date as of 2009. Whenever possible, diagrams are provided to guide the researcher to a particular plot within the graveyards. And a further category of KNOWN TO BE BURIED THERE which can be proved from other sources is provided This book will become a standard for research into Westmoreland's history and genealogy.

Dalton W. Mallory

2009, index, 270 pp.

107-WSTC1