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A visit to the Whitten Family 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 Whitten Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Whitten Family Cemetery (FG ID #2290228)

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 Whitten Family Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   40.7409°   (40° 44' 27")

Lon:   -96.1416°   (-96° 8' 29")

The Whitten Family Cemetery is located in Otoe County<2>.

The county seat for Otoe County is located in Nebraska City. Nebraska City lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Whitten Family Cemetery .

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 Whitten Family Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Otoe 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 Whitten Family 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitten Family Cemetery.

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

    • Otoe
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
      • Otoe is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otoe <5>
    • Avoca
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <5>
    • Syracuse
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Unadilla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
      • Unadilla is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <5>
    • Dunbar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Otoe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
    • Weeping Water
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
      • Weeping Water is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <5>
    • Nehawka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Elmwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Elmwood is located in Cass County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmwood <5>
    • Lorton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Wyoming is located in Otoe County
    • Wabash
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
      • Wabash is located in Cass County
    • Union
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Manley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley
        • Manley is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manley <5>
      • Palmyra
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
        • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <5>
      • Murdock
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cook
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
        • Cook is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <5>
      • Talmage
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Nebraska City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Alvo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvo
        • Alvo is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alvo <5>
      • Douglas
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Burr
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
        • Burr is located in Otoe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr <5>
      • Murray
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eagle
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
        • Eagle is located in Cass County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <5>
      • Percival
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Percival have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percival
        • Percival is located in Fremont County (IA)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Percival <5>
      • Louisville
        (17 miles [27.4 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 Whitten Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otoe County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitten Family Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Avoca
      • Avoca lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Whitten Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
    • Burr
      • Burr lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Whitten Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burr.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
    • Cook
      • Cook lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Whitten Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cook.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Douglas
    • Dunbar
      • Dunbar lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Whitten Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunbar.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Eagle
      • Eagle lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Whitten Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eagle.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
    • Elmwood
    • Murdock
      • Murdock lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Whitten Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Murdock.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
    • Murray
      • Murray lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Whitten Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Murray.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Nebraska City
    • Nehawka
    • Otoe
      • Otoe lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Whitten Family Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Otoe.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otoe
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Continue List   (8 more)
      • Syracuse
      • Talmage
        • Talmage lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Whitten Family Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Talmage.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
      • Unadilla
      • Union
        • Union lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Whitten Family Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Union.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Wabash
        • Wabash lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Whitten Family Cemetery.
        • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wabash.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
      • Weeping Water
      • Wyoming

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Whitten Family Cemetery.<6>

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

    • First Lutheran Church Cemetery - North Branch
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Otoe County
      • The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Otoe City Cemetery
      • St. Lukes Evangelical Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101563 <1>
    • Warner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Holy Trinity Catholic Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Avoca Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Park Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Unadilla Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunbar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Otoe County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Syracuse.
      • The Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Delaware Lutheran Cemetery
      • Delaware Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2157981 <1>
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Otoe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101537 <1>
    • Dudley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakwood Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Elmwood Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cowles Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Biggs Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Nehawka.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101015 <1>
      • Grandview Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Grandview Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2577366 <1>
      • Wabash Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Palmyra Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Palmyra Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Otoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmyra Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101102 <1>
      • Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Otoe County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Johns Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Lorton.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266617 <1>
      • West Union Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Buck Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Otterbein Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

    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 Whitten Family Cemetery:

    The official website for Otoe County: www.co.otoe.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    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 Nebraska's counties, including Otoe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whitten Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7409, Longitude: -96.1416    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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