A visit to the Whitaker 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 Whitaker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitaker Cemetery:
33.6204, -84.0146
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitaker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Rockdale County<2>.
The county seat for Rockdale County is located in Conyers. Conyers lies just to the north of the Whitaker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitaker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Whitaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Almand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Almand Cemetery is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almand Cemetery
- Green Meadows Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Eastview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Eastview Cemetery is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Albert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Albert Cemetery is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kelley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelley Family Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kelley Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Stonecrest.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484472 <5>
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Kelley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Middlebrooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Middlebrooks Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrooks Cemetery
- Lawnwood Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Lawnwood Memorial Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawnwood Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawnwood Memorial Park is located outside and to the northwest of Covington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34931 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitaker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Salem Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Conyers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Klondike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Klondike is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Lakeview Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- Porterdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lithonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stonecrest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecrest
- Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Essex Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Essex Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
- Zingara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Zingara is located in Rockdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zingara
- Redan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Highland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Bermuda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bermuda is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Walnut Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,884 people
- Stockbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McDonough
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
- Dixie Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
- Dixie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Jersey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Youth is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youth
- Rex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Blacksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blacksville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
- Fincherville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fincherville is located in Butts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
- Hub Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hub Junction is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub Junction
- Stone Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Panthersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
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 Whitaker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Conyers
- Covington
- Lithonia
- McDonough
- Stone Mountain
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 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 Whitaker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Rockdale 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 Whitaker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #325134 (Whitaker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #325134 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: Rockdale
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kelleytown
- Location given for Whitaker Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6203892 Lon: -84.0146344
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Rockdale, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitaker 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. |