A visit to the Whetstone 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 Whetstone Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whetstone Cemetery:
31.1510, -91.2087
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whetstone Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whetstone Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies just to the west southwest of the Whetstone Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whetstone Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Whetstone Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whetstone Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Netterville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Netterville Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netterville Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- McCrain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McCrain Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrain Cemetery
- Shropshire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shropshire Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shropshire Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Bleakhouse Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- The Richardson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hatfield Cemetery
- Richardson Family Cemetery
- Richardson / Hatfield Family Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Cory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cory Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Whetstone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whetstone Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilkinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centreville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Whitaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Gloster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crosby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- Rosetta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Rogillioville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wilson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bewelcome
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Knoxville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Wakefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weyanoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Jackson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
- Woodland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Troy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- O'Neil
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
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 Whetstone Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilkinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whetstone Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Gloster
- Jackson
- Wilson
- Woodville
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 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 Whetstone Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wilkinson 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 Whetstone Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #695141 (Whetstone Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #695141 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: Wilkinson
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilkinson
- Location given for Whetstone Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1510069 Lon: -91.2087193
- 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 Wilkinson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whetstone 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. |