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A visit to the Whitson Cemetery ...


We aren't confident of the location of the Whitson Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


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 Whitson Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitson Cemetery has been estimated.

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

Lat:   38.4380°   (38° 26' 16")

Lon:   -85.8997°   (-85° 53' 58")

The Whitson Cemetery is located in Clark County<2>.

The county seat for Clark County is located in Jeffersonville. Jeffersonville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Whitson Cemetery .

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 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 Whitson Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Indiana:
  • Pages specific to Clark County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Whitson Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitson Cemetery.

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

    • Starlight
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Broom Hill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broom Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
      • Broom Hill is located in Clark County
    • New Providence
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Providence came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
      • New Providence is located in Clark County
    • Wilson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Wilson is located in Clark County
    • Borden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bennettsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
      • Bennettsville is located in Clark County
    • Greenville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Floyd County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
    • Galena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Floyd County
    • New Pekin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pekin
      • New Pekin is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Floyds Knobs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sellersburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
      • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
    • Speed
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
      • Speed is located in Clark County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Memphis
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
        • Memphis is located in Clark County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <4>
      • Blackiston Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackiston Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston Village
        • Blackiston Village is located in Clark County
      • Bradford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
        • Bradford is located in Harrison County
      • Georgetown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Clarksville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
        • Clarksville is located in Clark County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
      • South Boston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
        • South Boston is located in Washington County
      • Henryville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Palmyra
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
        • Palmyra is located in Harrison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
      • New Albany
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Prather
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prather have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather
        • Prather is located in Clark County
      • Watson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
        • Watson is located in Clark County
      • Charlestown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • New Salisbury
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Crandall
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
        • Crandall is located in Harrison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jeffersonville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Underwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
        • Underwood is located in Clark County

    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 Whitson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clark County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Whitson Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Mt. Eden Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Eden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Eden Cemetery is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Eden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86008 <8>
    • Miller Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Chapel Hill Christian Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Atkins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Atkins Cemetery is located in Floyd County
      • The Atkins Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Atkins Chapel Cemetery
      • Atkins Chapel UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1991752 <8>
    • Goss Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goss Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goss Cemetery
    • St. Mary Of The Knobs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • St. Joseph Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hendrick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hendrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hendrick Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hendrick Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Allen Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Allen Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Martinsburg Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martinsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Martinsburg Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martinsburg Cemetery
      • Greenlawn Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Floyd County
        • The Greenlawn Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Green Lawn Cemetery
        • Greenville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85210 <8>
      • Friendship Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Floyd County
        • The Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Friendship UB Church Cemetery
        • Grant Line Cemetery
        • Grant Line UMC Cemetery
        • Six Mile Switch Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Mountain Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mountain Grove Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Grove Cemetery
      • Mead Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mead Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mead Cemetery
      • Tash Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tash Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tash Cemetery
      • Hiestand Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiestand Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hiestand Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiestand Cemetery
      • Buttontown Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buttontown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Buttontown Cemetery is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buttontown Cemetery
      • Abundant Life Memorial Gardens
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Bowery Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowery Cemetery is located in Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowery Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/

    The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Clark, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whitson Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4380, Longitude: -85.8997    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <7>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.
    <8>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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