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A visit to the Whitley Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Whitley Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.7076°   (34° 42' 27")

Lon:   -85.1930°   (-85° 11' 34")

The Whitley Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.

The county seat for Walker County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies just to the west of the Whitley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Whitley Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Naomi Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naomi Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naomi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Naomi Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Gladden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gladden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gladden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gladden Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Young Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Piney Gorve Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Gorve Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Gorve Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piney Gorve Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Concord Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Moon - Jones Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moon - Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moon - Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moon - Jones Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • McIntyre Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntyre Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntyre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McIntyre Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • LaFayette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaFayette Cemetery
    • The LaFayette Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Goodram Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodram Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodram Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Bryan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryan Cemetery
    • The Bryan Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Cavender Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cavender Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cavender Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cavender Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Goodson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goodson Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Wood Station Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Station Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Wood Station Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Wood Station Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
      • The Wood Station Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wood Station Old AME Church Cemetery
      • Woodstation Old AME Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478906 <6>
    • Center Point Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Point Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Crestlawn Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestlawn Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestlawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crestlawn Memorial Park is located in Walker County
    • Old Salem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Tri-County Memorial Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tri-County Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tri-County Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tri-County Memorial Gardens is located in Walker County
    • Suttle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suttle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suttle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Suttle Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Puryear Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Puryear Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Puryear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Puryear Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Walker County

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 Whitley Cemetery.

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

  • Gordon Springs ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
    • Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
  • Villanow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
    • Villanow is located in Walker County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
  • Linwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Linwood is located in Walker County
  • LaFayette
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Furnace ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Furnace. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
    • Furnace is located in Walker County
  • Rock Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Trickum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trickum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
    • Trickum is located in Whitfield County
  • Crow ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
    • Crow is located in Whitfield County
  • Rocky Face
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Kensington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blue Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
    • Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
  • Chickamauga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Crown Mill Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
      • Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
    • Tunnel Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cassandra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cassandra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
      • Cassandra is located in Walker County
    • Trion
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
      • Trion is located in Chattooga County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trion <7>
    • Hill City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
      • Hill City is located in Gordon County
    • Dalton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Whitfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,368 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <7>
    • Poplar Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poplar Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
      • Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
    • Sugar Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
      • Sugar Valley is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Valley <7>
    • Boynton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Catoosa County
    • Pennville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
      • Pennville is located in Chattooga County
    • Union Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
      • Union Point is located in Whitfield County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
    • Waring
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
      • Waring is located in Whitfield County
    • Ringgold
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Whitley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Whitley Cemetery:

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 Whitley Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #330262  (Whitley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #330262 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Catlett
    • County: Walker         Elev: 286
    • Location given for GNIS #330262 (Whitley Cemetery)

The official website for Walker County: www.co.walker.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Walker, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whitley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7076, Longitude: -85.1930       In this case, the coordinates for the Whitley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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