A visit to the Whites Gap Cemetery ...
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 Whites Gap Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whites Gap Cemetery:
33.7793, -85.7389
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whites Gap Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whites Gap Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Anniston. Anniston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Whites Gap Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whites Gap Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Whites Gap Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whites Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
- Fourmile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Williamson - Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Tredagar - Boozer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ft. McClellan Military Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McCain's Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McCain's Chapel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain's Chapel Cemetery
- The McCain's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCain Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Cemetery
- McCain's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24288 <5>
- Munger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Munger Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prisoner of War Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbittown Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boozer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Boozer Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer Cemetery
- Halls Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Halls Chapel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Chapel Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Nances Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Nances Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek Cemetery
- Community Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wellborn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wellborn Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellborn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whites Gap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whites Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jacksonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- White Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Booker T City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Weaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weaver is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Merrellton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Blue Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Angel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Nances Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Leatherwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Saks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saks
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Blue Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Choccolocco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Iron City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Anniston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mack ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Wellington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Peaceburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
- Oxanna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- De Armanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Bera ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Colvins Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Clark ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
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 Whites Gap Cemetery. The following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whites Gap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anniston
- Fort McClellan - Historic
- Jacksonville
- Oxanna
- Weaver
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Whites Gap Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Whites Gap Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162239 (Whites Gap Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162239 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jacksonville East
- Location given for Whites Gap Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7792685 Lon: -85.7388527
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whites Gap Cemetery) 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |