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A visit to the Whittington Cemetery ...


The location of the Whittington Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whittington Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whittington Cemetery

Lat:   31.2743°   (31° 16' 27")

Lon:   -90.9245°   (-90° 55' 28")

The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County<2>.

The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Whittington Cemetery .

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 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Whittington Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Whittington Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whittington Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Gloster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
      • Gloster is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloster <4>
    • Crosby
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Liberty
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Amite County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Brookside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
    • Rosetta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
      • Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
    • Mount Olive
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
    • Bude
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <4>
    • Meadville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Garden City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Franklin County
    • Centreville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,392 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centreville <4>
    • White Apple
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Apple have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
      • White Apple is located in Franklin County
    • Thompson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Eddiceton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
        • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
      • Wilkinson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
        • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
      • Roxie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
        • Roxie is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <4>
      • Glading
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glading have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
        • Glading is located in Amite County
      • Whitaker
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitaker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
        • Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
      • McElveen
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
        • McElveen is located in Amite County
      • McCall Creek
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 37 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Whittington Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whittington Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Jonathan Day Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonathan Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jonathan Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonathan Day Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Stubbs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stubbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stubbs Cemetery is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stubbs Cemetery
    • Faust Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Faust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Faust Cemetery is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Faust Cemetery
    • Richard Anderson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richard Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richard Anderson Cemetery is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richard Anderson Cemetery
    • Forman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Forman Cemetery is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forman Cemetery
    • Mary Springs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mary Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mary Springs Cemetery is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mary Springs Cemetery
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Freeman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • James Whittington Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Whittington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The James Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Whittington Cemetery
    • Continue List   (25 more) ...
      • Pine Hill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Hill Cemetery
      • Taylor Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Durham Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Durham Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
      • John Durham Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The John Durham Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Durham Cemetery
      • Wilkinson Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilkinson Cemetery
      • Deer Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Deer Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Cemetery
      • O'Neal Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Neal Cemetery
      • Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • The Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Union Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Cassels Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cassels Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassels Cemetery
      • Bryant - Harris Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant - Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bryant - Harris Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant - Harris Cemetery
      • Roberts Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
      • Star Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Hill Cemetery
      • Star Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Star Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Hill Cemetery
      • Day Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Day Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Day Cemetery
      • Graves Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Graves Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
      • Graves Chapel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Graves Chapel Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Chapel Cemetery
      • Stubbs - Carter Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stubbs - Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stubbs - Carter Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stubbs - Carter Cemetery
      • King Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The King Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Whittington Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whittington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whittington Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whittington Cemetery
      • Butler - Short Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler - Short Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Butler - Short Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler - Short Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Steele Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Steele Cemetery is located in Amite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steele Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #705104  (Whittington Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #705104 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Homochitto
      • County: Amite         Elev: 116
      • Location given for GNIS #705104 (Whittington Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whittington Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2743, Longitude: -90.9245       In this case, the coordinates for the Whittington Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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