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:
31.1082, -91.1604
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 just to the west of the White Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the White Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Netterville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Netterville Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netterville Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Cemetery
- Bleakhouse Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Schuter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuter Cemetery
- Schuter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Schuter Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuter Cemetery
- Embre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embre Cemetery
- Embre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Embre Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embre Cemetery
- Packnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packnett Cemetery
- Packnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Packnett Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packnett Cemetery
- Emberhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Emberhill Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberhill Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- 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 southeast)
- The McGraw Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims 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 White Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Centreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Whitaker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Turnbull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Wilkinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 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 <5>
- Gloster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rogillioville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 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>
- Crosby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosetta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Bewelcome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Troy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Garden City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Wakefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Converse ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 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 <5>
- Weyanoke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 begin with 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 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 #679573 (White Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679573 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: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newtonia
- Location given for White Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1082305 Lon: -91.1603848
- 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |