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A visit to the Whitaker 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 Whitaker Cemetery ...

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

30.8146, -93.2074

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

The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Beauregard Parish is located in DeRidder. DeRidder lies just to the west northwest of the Whitaker Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Whitaker Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Whitaker Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Beauregard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
  • Hopwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hopwell Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopwell Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Rosepine Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rosepine Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosepine Cemetery
  • Bishop Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bishop Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
  • Hoy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Hoy Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoy Cemetery
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
  • Cole Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cole Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
  • Cypress Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cypress Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek Cemetery
  • Old Cypress Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Pine Grove UMC Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Grove UMC Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove UMC Cemetery
      • The Pine Grove UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Talbert Cemetery
      • Talbert - Pierson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231717 <5>
    • Barentine Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Barentine Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barentine Cemetery
    • Sugartown Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Sugartown Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartown Cemetery
    • Wisby Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wisby Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisby Cemetery
    • Drakes Fork Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Drakes Fork Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Fork Cemetery
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
    • Campground Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
    • New Campground Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The New Campground Cemetery is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Campground Cemetery
    • Marlow Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Marlow Cemetery is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Whitaker Cemetery.

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

  • Ikes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
  • DeRidder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ludington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
  • Cole Central
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
  • Rosepine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
  • Sugartown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dry Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Newlin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
  • Longville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Cravens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cravens is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
  • Pickering
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Grant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Singer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elmwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
    • Fort Polk
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fayette ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Fayette is located in Beauregard Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Cherry Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Savage Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Savage Fork is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Fork
    • Tenmile
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Tenmile is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
    • Reids
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Reids is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids
    • Pitkin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Fullerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Billy Goat Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Billy Goat Hill is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billy Goat Hill
    • Mittie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Dido
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Dido is located in Vernon Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dido

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

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 Whitaker Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Beauregard Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • 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 Whitaker Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #540355  (Whitaker Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #540355 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
      • Parish: Beauregard
      • Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Boneset Creek
      • Location given for Whitaker Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.8146389     Lon: -93.2073835
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Beauregard, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitaker 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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