A visit to the Whitaker 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 Whitaker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitaker Cemetery:
35.3890, -82.6207
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitaker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Henderson County<2>.
The county seat for Henderson County is located in Hendersonville. Hendersonville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Whitaker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitaker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Whitaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stuart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Oak Forest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest Cemetery
- Mill Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mill Pond Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Aiken Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Aiken Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Cemetery
- Old Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Beulah Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beulah Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Shepherd Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shepherd Memorial Park is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Memorial Park
- Long Shoals Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Shoals Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Shoals Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- O'Kelley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The O'Kelley Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kelley Cemetery
- Justus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Justus Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justus Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McCarson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patty's Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Calvary Churchyard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Churchyard Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Churchyard Cemetery
- The Calvary Churchyard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Episcopal Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #524290 <5>
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
- Sentell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sentell Cemetery is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentell Cemetery
- Sentell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sentell Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentell Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitaker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holly Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holly Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Mills River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Horse Shoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Avery Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Avery Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Creek
- Naples
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Naples is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naples
- Sky Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sky Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Village
- Mountain Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fletcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Penrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurel Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Timberland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Timberland is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Balfour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Balfour is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
- Royal Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Royal Pines is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Skyland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bent Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Valley Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill
- Pinehurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pinehurst is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Cumberland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cumberland Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Village
- Busbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Busbee is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busbee
- Pisgah Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Candler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Willow Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Bend is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Hendersonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carolina Village is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Village
- Glady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glady is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glady
- Cruso
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cruso is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruso
- Enka Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Enka Village is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enka Village
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 Whitaker Cemetery. The following communities are located in Henderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Whitaker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Henderson 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 Whitaker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016577 (Whitaker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016577 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: Henderson
- Est. Elev: 690 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Skyland
- Location given for Whitaker Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3890023 Lon: -82.6206796
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Henderson, 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- Whitaker 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. |
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