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:
33.3098, -84.4696
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Whitewater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitewater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brooks Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brooks City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brooks City Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks City Cemetery
- Edmondson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hartford Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Lisbon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lisbon Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Cemetery
- Moon Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- John Bates Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woolsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Senoia City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Senoia City Cemetery is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senoia City Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Delk - Nixon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Delk - Nixon Cemetery is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delk - Nixon Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Blanton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Methodist Campground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2294134 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Brooks
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woolsey Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
- Woolsey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woolsey is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Senoia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Inman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Harp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
- McIntosh Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
- Haralson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jade Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
- Esmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Esmond is located in Spalding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peachtree City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Turin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Williamson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sunny Side
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sharpsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Winterthur Woods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Experiment
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Griffin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lovejoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Tyrone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
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 Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitewater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayetteville
- Griffin
- Hampton
- Peachtree City
- Senoia
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 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 Whitewater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 #1687967 (Whitewater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1687967 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brooks
- Location given for Whitewater Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3098404 Lon: -84.469648
- 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 Fayette, 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- 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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