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:
31.2530, -90.8501
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 just to the south southeast of the Whittington Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Whittington Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whittington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mary Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mary Springs Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Springs Cemetery
- John Durham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The John Durham Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Durham Cemetery
- Durham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Durham Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
- Stubbs - Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McGehee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Jonathan Day Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jonathan Day Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan Day Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- William Frith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Browder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Richard Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Graves Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Webb - Whittington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gillespie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Old Parson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- John McGehee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The John McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John McGehee Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- O'Neil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Bewelcome
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Gloster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Thompson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Crosby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glading
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Bude
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McElveen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Rosetta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Meadville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Huron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Centreville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Eddiceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Knoxville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Gillsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- White Apple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- McCall Creek
(20 miles [32.2 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.
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 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 #705103 (Whittington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705103 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: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Busy Corner
- Location given for Whittington Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2529516 Lon: -90.8501028
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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |