A visit to the Whites Creek 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 Whites Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whites Creek Cemetery:
36.9045, -92.6127
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whites Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whites Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County<2>.
The county seat for Douglas County is located in Ava. Ava lies just to the northwest of the Whites Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whites Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Whites Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whites Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Billingsly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tower Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tower Hill Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill Cemetery
- Fannen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fannen Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannen Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Laurie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Laurie Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurie Cemetery
- Ava Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ava Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Frye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Frye Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frye Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Loftin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Loftin Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loftin Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dyer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Burdett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Burdett Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett Cemetery
- Ritter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ritter Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter Cemetery
- Arno Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Arno Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Hilo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hilo Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilo Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whites Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whites Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Squires
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Squires is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
- Ava
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smallett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smallett is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallett
- Wasola
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wasola is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasola
- Rome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rome is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Olathia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olathia is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathia
- Foil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Foil is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Summit City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summit City is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Noble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Noble is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Almartha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almartha is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almartha
- Arden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arden is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Red Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bank is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McClurg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McClurg is located in Taney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClurg
- Thornfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Rockbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Romance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Romance is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Gentryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gentryville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
- Macomb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macomb is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brixey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brixey is located in Ozark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brixey
- Buckhart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Buckhart is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart
- Drury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Drury is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
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 Whites Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Douglas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whites Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Whites Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Mansfield
- Norwood
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 Whites Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Douglas 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 Whites Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #728785 (Whites Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #728785 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: Douglas
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sweden
- Location given for Whites Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9045003 Lon: -92.612667
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Douglas, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whites Creek 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |