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A visit to the Wilhite Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Wilhite Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilhite Cemetery has been estimated.<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilhite Cemetery

Lat:   34.3588°   (34° 21' 31")

Lon:   -86.9735°   (-86° 58' 24")

The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.

The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Wilhite Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Wilhite Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilhite Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Herrin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • McKendree Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cooper Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Holmes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holmes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holmes Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • East Battleground Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Battleground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Battleground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The East Battleground Cemetery is located in Cullman County
  • Higdon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higdon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Higdon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campground Cemetery is located in Morgan County
  • Day - Speegle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bell Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bell Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Falkville City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Falkville City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Falkville City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Falkville City Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Orr Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • McCroskey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCroskey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCroskey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Morgan County
    • Crosby Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crosby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crosby Cemetery is located in Morgan County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilhite Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilhite Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cedar Plains
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Falkville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lacon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Leesdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leesdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
    • Leesdale is located in Morgan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Leesdale
    • From the Wilhite Cemetery to Leesdale
  • Hartselle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Danville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West Point
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • West Point is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Central
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • South Vinemont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
    • South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Vinemont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinemont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinemont
    • Vinemont is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinemont <7>
  • Upshaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones' Chapel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Burningtree Mountain
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burningtree Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
      • Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
    • Flint City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
      • Flint City is located in Morgan County
    • Eva
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eva have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
      • Eva is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eva <7>
    • Somerville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Priceville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
      • Oakville is located in Lawrence County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakville
      • From the Wilhite Cemetery to Oakville
    • Chances Crossroad
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cullman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
      • Russell Village is located in Morgan County
    • Logan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
      • Logan is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <7>
    • East Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Florette
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Simpson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Morgan County
    • Austinville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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 Wilhite Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilhite Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Wilhite Cemetery:

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 Wilhite Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #128978  (Wilhite Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #128978 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Falkville
    • County: Morgan         Elev: 183
    • Location given for GNIS #128978 (Wilhite Cemetery)

The official website for Morgan County: www.co.morgan.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Morgan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Wilhite Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3588, Longitude: -86.9735       In this case, the coordinates for the Wilhite Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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