A visit to the Whitson Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Whitson Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Whitson Cemetery (FG ID #2320421).
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 Whitson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitson Cemetery:
36.0130, -82.3806
The Whitson Cemetery is located in Yancey County<2>.
The county seat for Yancey County is located in Burnsville. Burnsville lies just to the southeast of the Whitson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Whitson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Byrd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Piney Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fender Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fender Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fender Cemetery
- Hughes - Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Worrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Shoal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Elk Shoal Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Shoal Cemetery
- Williams Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clearmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clearmont Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearmont Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whittington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Whittington Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittington Cemetery
- Edney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Edney Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edney Cemetery
- Sams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Martin's Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Tilson Cemetery is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilson Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hughes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Riddle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Garland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Byrd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Bad Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bad Creek Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Creek Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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 Whitson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ramseytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sioux
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Higgins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Huntdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bailey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Day Book
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Relief
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tipton Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Richlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Banner Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Banner Hill is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,497 people
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Burnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Erwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Herrell ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Herrell is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrell
- Flag Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Low Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Double Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Micaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pensacola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Newdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Little Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Creek
- Buladean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Unicoi
(12 miles [19.3 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 Whitson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yancey County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakersville
- Burnsville
- Erwin
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Whitson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yancey 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 Whitson Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2320421
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Yancey, 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- Whitson 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. |