A visit to the White 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 White Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Cemetery:
30.9999, -91.1101
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<2>.
The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the White Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the White Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the White Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Norwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Gaulden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gaulden Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaulden Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Dubose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dubose Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubose Cemetery
- Pemble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pemble Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemble Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Packnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packnett Cemetery
- Packnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packnett Cemetery
- Embre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embre Cemetery
- Embre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embre Cemetery
- Schuter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuter Cemetery
- Schuter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuter Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Sandel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sandel Cemetery is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandel Cemetery
- Boatner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boatner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boatner Cemetery
- Redhead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Redhead Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhead Cemetery
- Redhead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Redhead Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redhead Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the White Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitaker
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Norwood
(2 miles [3.2 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>
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 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>
- Centreville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogillioville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Woodland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Turnbull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 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>
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gloster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Converse ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Wakefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Wilkinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Coleman Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Chipola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Bewelcome
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Slaughter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Blairstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Crosby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 White 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 White 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 visit 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 White 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 White Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679571 (White Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679571 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: 84 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilson
- Location given for White Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9998999 Lon: -91.1101058
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White 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. |