A visit to the Whitaker 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 Whitaker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitaker Cemetery:
31.0291, -91.1259
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitaker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Whitaker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitaker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Whitaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nathaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Nathaniel Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathaniel Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holly Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63567 <5>
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Redhead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Redhead Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhead Cemetery
- Redhead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Redhead Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhead Cemetery
- Packnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packnett Cemetery
- Packnett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packnett Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Embre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embre Cemetery
- Embre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embre Cemetery
- Schuter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuter Cemetery
- Schuter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuter Cemetery
- Gaulden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gaulden Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaulden Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- McGraw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McGraw Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw Cemetery
- Emberhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Emberhill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberhill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitaker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitaker
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- 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 <6>
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(7 miles [11.3 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 <6>
- Rogillioville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Turnbull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
- Gloster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 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 <6>
- Troy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wilkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Wakefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Bewelcome
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Crosby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Rosetta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
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 Whitaker 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 Whitaker 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 first turn to 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 Whitaker 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 Whitaker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #690608 (Whitaker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #690608 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: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newtonia
- Location given for Whitaker Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0290658 Lon: -91.1259394
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitaker 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. |