A visit to the Whitehead 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 Whitehead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitehead Cemetery:
32.9940, -88.9345
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitehead Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Winston County<2>.
The county seat for Winston County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Whitehead Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitehead Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Whitehead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitehead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fulton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fulton Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Crystal Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodruff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Woodruff Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Cemetery
- Union Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Ridge Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Ridge Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- The Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2494766 <5>
- Rosamond Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Ellison Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Christian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Choctaw Christian Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Christian Cemetery
- The Choctaw Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crystal Ridge Mennonite Cemetery
- Coy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Coy Cemetery is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy Cemetery
- Jackson Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery
- The Mt. Nebo Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hemphill Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59807 <5>
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis 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 Whitehead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitehead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Handle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Fearns Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Randalls Bluff ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Randalls Bluff is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalls Bluff
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Noxapater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bogue Chitto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Lynville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mashulaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Plattsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Ocobla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
- Philadelphia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Hinze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Tucker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tucker is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Shuqualak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Vowell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Pearl River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
- De Kalb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
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 Whitehead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitehead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Kalb
- Louisville
- Macon
- Macon lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Whitehead Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Philadelphia
- Plattsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Whitehead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Winston 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 Whitehead Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679622 (Whitehead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679622 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: Winston
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vernon
- Location given for Whitehead Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9940169 Lon: -88.934502
- 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 Winston, 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' (or 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- Whitehead 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. |