A visit to the Whitaker Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitaker Hill Cemetery:
31.3122, -81.7332
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitaker Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitaker Hill Cemetery is located in Brantley County<2>.
The county seat for Brantley County is located in Nahunta. Nahunta lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Whitaker Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Whitaker Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitaker Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Crum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crum Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Cemetery
- McCool Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McCool Cemetery is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool Cemetery
- Grayham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grayham Cemetery is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayham Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Little Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Popwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Popwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwell Cemetery
- Barnwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barnwell Cemetery is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnwell Cemetery
- Blount Crossing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
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- Wiggens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wiggens Cemetery is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggens Cemetery
- Highsmith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Highsmith Cemetery is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highsmith Cemetery
- Ammons Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ammons Cemetery is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammons Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Higginbotham Cemetery is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginbotham Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Whitaker Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitaker Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thalmann
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thalmann is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
- Waynesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Altamaha Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
- Blythe Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Pendarvis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
- Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
- Hortense
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dock Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Glynco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nahunta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Country Club Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brunswick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Darien
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Credit Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Tarboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Townsend
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Screven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jesup
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jewtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jewtown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brantley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitaker Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brunswick
- Darien
- Jesup
- Jesup lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Whitaker Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jesup.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
- Nahunta
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 Whitaker Hill Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Brantley 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #325135 (Whitaker Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #325135 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: Brantley
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thalmann
- Location given for Whitaker Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3121692 Lon: -81.7331659
- 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 Brantley, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whitaker Hill 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. |