A visit to the James Whittington 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 James Whittington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the James Whittington Cemetery:
31.3196, -90.9282
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the James Whittington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The James Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the James Whittington Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the James Whittington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from James Whittington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stubbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Stubbs Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
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- Steele Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Marvin Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Marvin Huff Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Huff Cemetery
- John Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The John Huff Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Huff Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Deer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Deer Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Cemetery
- Old Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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- Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Whittington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Bunkley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bunkley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkley Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Faust Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Faust Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faust Cemetery
- Jonathan Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jonathan Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan Day Cemetery
- Mary Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mary Springs Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Springs Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- B R Wilkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the James Whittington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from James Whittington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- O'Neil
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Bewelcome
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Crosby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gloster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Bude
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meadville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rosetta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Mount Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- White Apple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Eddiceton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Roxie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
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 James Whittington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The James Whittington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloster
- Hamburg
- Meadville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 James Whittington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 James Whittington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705052 (James Whittington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705052 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Homochitto
- Location given for James Whittington Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3196167 Lon: -90.9281581
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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 Mississippi's counties, including Amite, 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' (or 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- James Whittington 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |