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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Whitaker. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Whitaker to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whitaker, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Whitaker (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Whitaker. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Whitaker is historic, it would have been located within present day Geneva County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Geneva County: Coffee, Covington, Dale, Houston, Holmes (FL) & Walton (FL).
Below are the counties that are near Whitaker. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitaker:
- Geneva County (The home county of Whitaker)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Slocomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Hartford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Malvern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Bellwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Scranton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Chancellor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Central City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Battens Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Enterprise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Clayhatchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Pinckard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grimes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Midland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Napier Field
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Level Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Fort Rucker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Holiday Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Ewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Henry County
- Headland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Merritts Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Madrid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Madrid is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Rehobeth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Parker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Hodgesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Keyton's
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Cottonwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Parish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dothan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Avon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Holmes County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Noma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Esto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Bonifay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Izagora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Cerrogordo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Westville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ponce de Leon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Graceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jacob City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacob City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Cottondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Steele City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Steele City is located in Jackson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
- Alford
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Malone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marianna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Walton County (FL)
- Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Walton County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Washington County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Chipley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Caryville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brock Crossroad
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Brock Crossroad is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Crossroad
- Five Points
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Washington County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Wausau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Vernon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitaker, see our County-by-County Page for Whitaker.
Cemeteries Near Whitaker ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitaker.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Whitaker - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitaker covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Selma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Christian Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- East Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hurricane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Assembly of God Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Registers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (185 more) ...
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Whitaker in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitaker.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitaker, with the one closest to Whitaker listed first.
- Fadette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fadette is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fadette
- Warwick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Warwick is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Graceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Dundee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Campbellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Keyton's
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- High Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- High Bluff is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
- Highfalls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highfalls is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfalls
- Bonifay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chipley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Izagora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cottondale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clayhatchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitaker. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitaker.
Newspapers Published in Whitaker ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitaker.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitaker, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitaker.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Whitaker:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Geneva County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Coffee County
- Dale County
- Henry County
- Houston County
- Holmes County
- Jackson County
- Walton County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Whitaker, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Whitaker) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |