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A visit to the Whalen 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 Whalen Cemetery ...

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

32.7167, -110.2056

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whalen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Whalen Cemetery is located in Graham County<2>.

The county seat for Graham County is located in Safford. Safford lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Whalen Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Whalen Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Whalen Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lindsey Grave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Lindsey Grave is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Grave
  • Klondyke Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Klondyke Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondyke Cemetery
  • Bonita Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Salazar Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
    • The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Wear Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2510675 <5>
  • Glenbar Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • The Glenbar Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbar Cemetery
  • Pima Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pima Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pima Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Ashurst Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ashurst Cemetery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashurst Cemetery
  • Mammoth Valley View Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Central Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Central Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Central Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Central.
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Central Cemetery with the Whalen Cemetery and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56989 <5>
    • Old Central Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Old Central Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Central Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Central Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Central.
      • Be careful, some people have confused the Old Central Cemetery with the Whalen Cemetery and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233736 <5>
    • Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinton Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • The Hinton Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
    • Thatcher Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bryce Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bryce Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce Cemetery
    • McEuen Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The McEuen Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEuen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the McEuen Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ashurst.
    • Emery Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Emery Cemetery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Whalen Cemetery.

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

  • Klondyke ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Klondyke is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondyke
  • Copper Creek ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Copper Creek is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Creek
  • Fort Grant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Fort Grant is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grant
  • Light ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Light is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
  • Eden
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Eden is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
  • Ashurst
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Ashurst is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashurst
  • San Manuel
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Pima
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Pima is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pima <6>
  • North Mammoth
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • North Mammoth is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mammoth
  • Mammoth
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Central
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Central is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Bryce
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bryce is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Fort Thomas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Emery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Emery is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
    • Thatcher
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Artesia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Artesia is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Swift Trail Junction
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
    • Lebanon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lebanon is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
    • Cactus Flat
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cactus Flat is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
    • Safford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Graham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Graham is located in Graham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Bylas
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Whalen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Graham County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Pima
    • Pima lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Whalen Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pima.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pima
  • Safford
  • San Manuel
  • Thatcher

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Whalen Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Graham 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 Whalen Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #22705  (Whalen Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #22705 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: Graham
      • Est. Elev: 1208 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Eureka Ranch
      • Location given for Whalen Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.7167353     Lon: -110.2056399
      • 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 Arizona's counties, including Graham, 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 from Point A (ie- Whalen 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.