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A visit to the Old Whitehall 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 Old Whitehall Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   32.9179°   (32° 55' 4")

Lon:   -93.2360°   (-93° 14' 9")

The Old Whitehall Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish<1>.

The parish seat for Claiborne Parish is located in Homer. Homer lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Old Whitehall Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Whitehall Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrims Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Gryder Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gryder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gryder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gryder Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Old Haynesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Haynesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Haynesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Haynesville Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Webster Parish
  • King Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wards Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Shongaloo Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Whitehall Cemetery.

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

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 Old Whitehall Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Claiborne Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Old Whitehall Cemetery:

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Old Whitehall Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9179, Longitude: -93.2360    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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