A visit to the Whitewater 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 Whitewater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitewater Cemetery:
30.9757, -85.8105
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitewater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitewater Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Bonifay. Bonifay lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Whitewater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitewater Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Whitewater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitewater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bonifay.
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290024 <5>
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home Cemetery
- Eunola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Eunola Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola Cemetery
- Geneva City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Geneva City Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva City Cemetery
- Curry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Adoniram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Adoniram Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adoniram Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Vaughanville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Vaughanville Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville Cemetery
- Spike Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Spike Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- McDuffie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Merrill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Pondtown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pondtown Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunset Memorial Gardens is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Gardens
- McDuffie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The McDuffie Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDuffie Cemetery
- Royals Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Royals Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Cemetery
- Forehand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Forehand Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
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 Whitewater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitewater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Izagora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Black
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Geneva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Esto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Esto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Cerrogordo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Noma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hartford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Caryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chancellor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Westville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bonifay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Slocomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Samson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Graceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Central City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Coffee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Ponce de Leon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Clayhatchee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
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 Whitewater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitewater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Geneva
- Graceville
- Hartford
- Samson
- Slocomb
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Whitewater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Whitewater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805747 (Whitewater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805747 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Izagora
- Location given for Whitewater Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9757368 Lon: -85.8104894
- 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 Florida's counties, including Holmes, 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- Whitewater 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. |
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