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:
36.0256, -90.9376
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 Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge lies just to the north 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Whittaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whittaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walnut Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lawrence Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawrence Memorial Park is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Memorial Park
- Old Military Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Military Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Military Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Westphal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Westphal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphal Cemetery
- Kissee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kissee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissee Cemetery
- Arbor Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Arbor Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Grove Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Whitlow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Whitlow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlow Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Crossroad Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- Colberk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Colberk Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colberk Cemetery
- Aldridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Aldridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Hoxie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sedgwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Minturn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- College City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Portia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Powhatan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bono
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Light
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Black Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Manson is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Alicia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- O'Kean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Serene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Walcott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Skaggs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Skaggs is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Cash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Philadelphia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Pocahontas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <5>
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 Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whittaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Pocahontas
- Portia
- Powhatan
- Swifton
- Walnut Ridge
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 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 Whittaker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 #78769 (Whittaker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #78769 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walnut Ridge
- Location given for Whittaker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0256266 Lon: -90.9376193
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Lawrence, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |