A visit to the McWhorter 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 McWhorter Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McWhorter Cemetery:
34.4959, -88.7959
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McWhorter Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McWhorter Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in New Albany. New Albany lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the McWhorter Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McWhorter Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the McWhorter Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McWhorter Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Brices Crossroads National Battlefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellistown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellistown Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown Cemetery
- Jones Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Birmingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Birmingham Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The House Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gaston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61273 <5>
- Bartlett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunlap Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Mound City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59062 <5>
- Huckleberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Huckleberry Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckleberry Cemetery
- Taylor Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram 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 McWhorter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McWhorter Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alpine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Corrona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Boggan Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Graham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Ellistown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Jug Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Mound City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Blue Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Molino
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Guntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Saltillo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dumas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Wheeler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Blackland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Clarysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- New Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Glenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
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 McWhorter Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McWhorter Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the McWhorter Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- New Albany
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McWhorter Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Union 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 McWhorter Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706105 (McWhorter Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706105 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ellistown
- Location given for McWhorter Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4959339 Lon: -88.7958911
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Union, 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 from Point A (ie- McWhorter 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. |