A visit to the Whitten 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 Whitten Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitten Cemetery:
34.2476, -90.0356
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitten Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitten Cemetery is located in Panola County<2>.
The county seat for Panola County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies just to the northeast of the Whitten Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitten Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Whitten Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitten Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chapeltown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Chapeltown Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- The Center Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centerhill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58561 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Batesville Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Batesville Magnolia Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville Magnolia Cemetery
- The Batesville Magnolia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60636 <5>
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- McIvor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McIvor Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Star Place - Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Duke Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Burkhalter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Burkhalter Cemetery is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhalter Cemetery
- Long Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitten Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitten Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chapeltown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Mims
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mims is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims
- Pope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Courtland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Crowder
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crowder is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Batesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bobo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bobo is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Ballentine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ballentine is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballentine
- Terza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Marks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lambert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lambert is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yarbrough
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Yarbrough is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough
- Falcon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Falcon is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sledge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sledge is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Longtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Longtown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Tillatoba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Crenshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Como
(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 Whitten Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Panola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitten Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Charleston
- Marks
- Sardis
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 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 Whitten Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Panola 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 Whitten Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679654 (Whitten Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679654 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: Panola
- Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tocowa
- Location given for Whitten Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2476111 Lon: -90.0356466
- 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 Panola, 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 from Point A (ie- Whitten 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. |