A visit to the Whitson Place 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 Whitson Place Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitson Place Cemetery:
33.5729, -87.4125
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitson Place Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitson Place Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Whitson Place Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitson Place Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Whitson Place Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitson Place Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Lower Sulpher Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
- Flatwoods Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22809 <5>
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Earnest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Earnest Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Cemetery
- Sandtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sandtown Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Goodwater Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilchrist Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
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- Spencer Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Hill Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Boley Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Warrior Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Warrior Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitson Place Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitson Place Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Patton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Corona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Oakman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Coal Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Goodsprings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Berry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bull City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Parrish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- America
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- New Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Samantha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Toadvine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Black Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Bankston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Kellerman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Ezra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Short Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Reeds Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Barney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Townley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Dovertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Cordova
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Whitson Place Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitson Place Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Berry lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Whitson Place Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Cordova
- Oakman
- Patton Junction - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Whitson Place Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa 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 Whitson Place Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158762 (Whitson Place Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158762 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wiley
- Location given for Whitson Place Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5728894 Lon: -87.4125031
- 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 Tuscaloosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitson Place 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. |