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. 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 Whitley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitley Cemetery:
34.7076, -85.1930
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Naomi Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi Cemetery
- Gladden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gladden Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Piney Gorve Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Gorve Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Gorve Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Moon - Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moon - Jones Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon - Jones Cemetery
- McIntyre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McIntyre Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Cemetery
- LaFayette Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The LaFayette Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette Cemetery
- Goodram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodram Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodram Cemetery
- Bryan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryan Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Cavender Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cavender Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavender Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Goodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goodson Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Wood Station Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wood Station Cemetery is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Station Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- Center Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Crestlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Tri-County Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Suttle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Suttle Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Puryear Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Puryear Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White 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 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)
- Gordon Springs is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Villanow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- LaFayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Rock Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trickum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trickum is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum
- Crow ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crow is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- 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)
- Blue Spring is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Chickamauga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Crown Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Tunnel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cassandra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Trion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hill City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Dalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poplar Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Sugar Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boynton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boynton is located in Catoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
- Pennville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Union Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Union Point is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,845 people
- Waring
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waring is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waring
- 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.
- Chickamauga
- LaFayette
- Ringgold
- Trion
- Trion lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Whitley Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Trion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trion
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 websites either 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:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Whitley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #330262 (Whitley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #330262 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Catlett
- Location given for Whitley Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7075802 Lon: -85.1930079
- 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitley 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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