A visit to the Whittington 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 Whittington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whittington Cemetery:
31.2630, -90.5554
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whittington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Whittington Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whittington Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Whittington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whittington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Everett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Josiah Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cooks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Hayman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayman Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayman Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Hampton Burris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gordon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hewitt Gordon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Barron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Barron Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- Rose Bower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rose Bower Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Bower Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Sabine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sabine Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabine Cemetery
- Quin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Quin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quin Cemetery
- Quin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Quin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quin Cemetery
- Carroll - Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ezell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ezell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whittington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whittington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McElveen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Thompson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Summit
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bear Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glading
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bacots
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Norfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Brookside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Huron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Chatawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Holmesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holmesville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Topisaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Topisaw is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topisaw
- Gillsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Wellman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
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 Whittington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whittington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookhaven
- Kentwood
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Osyka
- Osyka lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Whittington Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Osyka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osyka
- Summit
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 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 Whittington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 Whittington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679656 (Whittington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679656 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Auburn
- Location given for Whittington Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2629533 Lon: -90.5553778
- 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 Amite, 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- Whittington 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. |