Westview Community Cemetery

May 2023

This is a very sacred Cemetery, my fianc'e is buried out there. In addition, it is also the most reasonable cemetery in tri- county area. Yes it is under beutification process, no funding or perpetual care is funded by the public yet they complain and dont help out: however it is in the process of being more beutified, run by an amaizing caring board members. The cemetery is looking good, and you will see more improvement in time to come.

Mar 2022

Yes, 5 stars! I am a cemetery explorer and Westview Community Cemetery is one of the most amazing cemeteries I have ever had the privilege of visiting. The stone vaults which house the coffins are not six feet under; the tops pierce the ground. Many of the vaults are not attributed so people use spray paint to mark them for identification. Many of the vaults are attributed and adorned with flowers and other objects left by visitors. This is a much used (as recently as 2021) and much loved cemetery. After about 20 minutes walking around, I met a caretaker who explained that the land was given to the community in 1952 - by someone who's name I forget - because African Americans couldn't be buried in other cemeteries. Since then it has been run as a community cemetery with a small budget. There's no funeral home, no crematorium. Just a plot of land where a community can bury its dead. And a few men who take care of the grounds. (He also said there's an underground river which prevents deeper burials.) Disregard all the other reviews as Westview is like a beautiful folk art cemetery. (I was really appalled at the reviews and the caretaker had heard about them himself.) Use the 22nd Court entrance off Powerline. Make a right into the cemetery road. Esther Rolle's site is with other family members off this road on the Copans side. I made the first right in the cemetery, parked there and walked. The whole place is a gem.