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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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

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

Lat:   31.1510°   (31° 9' 3")

Lon:   -91.2087°   (-91° 12' 31")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Ebenezer Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Church Cemetery
    • The Ebenezer Church Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Sims Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sims Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sims Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • St. Luke Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hudson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Netterville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Netterville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Netterville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Netterville Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • McCrain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCrain Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCrain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCrain Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Shropshire Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shropshire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shropshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shropshire Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wilkinson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkinson Cemetery
      • The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Bleakhouse Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Richardson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
      • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Newman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Cory Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cory Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • White Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Smith Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
    • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
  • Woodville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Centreville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
    • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <6>
  • Turnbull
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnbull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
  • Whitaker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitaker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
    • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
  • Gloster
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
    • Gloster is located in Amite County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <6>
  • Crosby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Norwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <6>
  • Rosetta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
    • Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
  • Rogillioville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogillioville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
    • Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
  • Garden City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Garden City is located in Franklin County
  • Wilson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <6>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bewelcome
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bewelcome. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
      • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
    • Knoxville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Knoxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Franklin County
    • Wakefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Weyanoke
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weyanoke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
      • Weyanoke is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyanoke <6>
    • Converse ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
      • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jackson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <6>
    • Woodland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Troy ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)

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
    • Wilson lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Whetstone Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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:

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: GNIS record #695141 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wilkinson
    • County: Wilkinson         Elev: 70
    • Location given for GNIS #695141 (Whetstone Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whetstone Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1510, Longitude: -91.2087       In this case, the coordinates for the Whetstone Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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