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A visit to the Whitney Cemetery ...


We aren't confident of the location of the Whitney Cemetery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Whitney Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Whitney Cemetery (FG ID #2246786)

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 Whitney Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitney Cemetery has been estimated.

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

Lat:   44.6597°   (44° 39' 34")

Lon:   -118.2810°   (-118° 16' 51")

The Whitney Cemetery is located in Baker County<3>.

The county seat for Baker County is located in Baker City. Baker City lies 23 miles [37 km]<4> to the east northeast of the Whitney 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 helpful 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 Whitney Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Baker 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 Whitney 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 13 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of the Whitney Cemetery.

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

    • Whitney ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Whitney is located in Baker County
    • Sumpter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Austin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Grant County
    • Greenhorn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
      • Greenhorn is located in Baker County
    • Bates
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Granite
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
    • Bourne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
      • Bourne is located in Baker County
    • Unity
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
      • Unity is located in Baker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <5>
    • Cabell City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabell City
      • Cabell City is located in Grant County
    • Hereford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Auburn is located in Baker County
    • Pocahontas ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
      • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
    • Baker City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
      • Baker City is located in Baker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
      • Baker City has also been known as:
      • Baker
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <5>

    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 Whitney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Baker County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Whitney Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Blue Mtn. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Flat Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Big Flat Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Big Flat Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Flat Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38581 <2>
    • McEwen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McEwen Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The McEwen Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the McEwen Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the northwest of Sumpter.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McEwen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252726 <2>
    • Greenhorn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenhorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greenhorn Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenhorn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38846 <2>
    • Granite Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Unity Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Unity Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39517 <2>
    • Boyer Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyer Family Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171607 <2>
    • Asa Fleetwood Family Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Asa Fleetwood Family Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • The Asa Fleetwood Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fleetwood Cemetery
      • Fleetwood Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asa Fleetwood Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38784 <2>
    • Cabell Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Cabell Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cabell Cemetery
    • Auburn Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Auburn Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Auburn Cemetery is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Auburn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2191022 <2>
    • Wingville Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery is located in Baker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252753 <2>
      • Baker City Chinese Cemetery
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • The Baker City Chinese Cemetery is located in Baker County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Baker City Chinese Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Baker City.
        • The Baker City Chinese Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Chinese Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker City Chinese Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156345 <2>
      • McHaley Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McHaley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McHaley Cemetery is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McHaley Cemetery
      • Prairie City Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Haines Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Galena Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Galena Cemetery is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Cemetery
      • Hutchinson Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 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 Whitney Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1867989  (Whitney Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1867989 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: Whitney
      • County: Baker         Elev: 1295
      • Location given for GNIS #1867989 (Whitney Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2246786

    The official website for Baker County: www.bakercounty.org/

    The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Baker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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 Whitney Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6597, Longitude: -118.2810       In this case, the coordinates for the Whitney Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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