Cemetery

Westlawn

Castro County · THC Atlas #7069000205

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About this site

Westlawn is a cemetery in Castro County, Texas. It is one of 5 cemeteries documented in Castro County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 17 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 34.5374, -102.3624. The nearest cataloged historic site is Gilbreath-Cowsert House (historical marker), about 3.0 miles away. Others within a short drive include Castro County Courthouse, Castro County Courthouses, and Shoot-out on Jones Street.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7069000205. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

This burial ground is the community cemetery of Dimmitt, seat of Castro County on the Texas High Plains, which grew from a townsite laid out in 1890. Now known as Castro Memorial Gardens, it covers about 12.5 acres southwest of the city and holds several thousand graves. It remains the principal burial place for Dimmitt and the surrounding farming and ranching country.

Sources: texasgravestones.org en.wikipedia.org

📍 34.5374, -102.3624 · Castro County

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Nearby in Castro County

Historical Marker

Gilbreath-Cowsert House

Dimmitt · 1991

Courthouse

Castro County Courthouse

Dimmitt · 1940

Historical Marker

Castro County Courthouses

Dimmitt · 1986

Historical Marker

Shoot-out on Jones Street

Summerfield-Dameron Corner

Dimmitt · 1985

Historical Marker

The J. W. Carter Family and the 7-Up Ranch

Dimmitt · 1981