A visit to the Whittaker 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 Whittaker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whittaker Cemetery:
34.5570, -86.3250
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whittaker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whittaker Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Whittaker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whittaker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Whittaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whittaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Humpton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Humpton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humpton Cemetery
- Hayden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
- Kennamer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kennamer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennamer Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Ashburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ashburn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburn Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Keel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Keel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Cochrane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cochrane Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chandler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- The Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebron Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26911 <5>
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Paint Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Paint Rock Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Hines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hines Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
- Panquin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Panquin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panquin Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Manning Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manning Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Guntersville.
- The Manning Cemetery has also been known as:
- Roden Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2507544 <5>
- Willis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Troup Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Troup Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Troup Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Troup Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Cemetery
- Free Home Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whittaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whittaker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Owens' Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Columbus City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Berkley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Columbus City Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Gurley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Aspel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Mid ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Lim Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Union Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Warrenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Langston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Trenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Friendship
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Scant City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Guntersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- Wyeth City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Rayburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Brownsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Larkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Pleasant Groves
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- English Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
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 Whittaker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whittaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus City
- Guntersville
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 either 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 Whittaker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Whittaker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128931 (Whittaker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128931 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grant
- Location given for Whittaker Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5570328 Lon: -86.3249848
- 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 Madison, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whittaker 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. |