A visit to the Whitmire 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 Whitmire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitmire Cemetery:
40.9459, -79.8620
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitmire Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitmire Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Butler. Butler lies just to the south southwest of the Whitmire Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitmire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Whitmire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitmire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- West Sunbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The West Sunbury Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sunbury Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45919 <5>
- Butler Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Memorial Park is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Memorial Park
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- The St. Peters Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter's Parish Family RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46247 <5>
- North Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The North Side Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
- The North Side Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44515 <5>
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The North Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Chestnut Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Chestnut Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The South Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- B'nai Abraham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gruenwalt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Gruenwalt Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruenwalt Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- McCandless Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McCandless Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCandless Cemetery
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- Greenlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Zions Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery
- The Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Butler County Memorial Park
- Butler County Poor Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Michael Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitmire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitmire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greece City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greece City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greece City
- North Oakland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- North Oakland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oakland
- Hooker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- East Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Sunbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Joe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joe is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
- Millerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Millerstown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Unionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Greenwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chicora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadowood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Meadowood is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowood
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Karns City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
- Meridian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Meridian is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Oak Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oak Hills is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Herman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fenelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kepples Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Kepples Corners is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepples Corners
- Petrolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Petrolia is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Hallston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hallston is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallston
- McCalmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCalmont is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCalmont
- Great Belt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Great Belt is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Belt
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Whitestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitestown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
- Kaylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kaylor is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fredericksburg is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Bruin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Bovard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bovard is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
- Ferris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Branchton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Branchton is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchton
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Liberty is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
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 Whitmire Cemetery. The following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitmire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Butler
- Chicora
- Petrolia
- Prospect
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Whitmire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Whitmire Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1191355 (Whitmire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191355 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 395 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Butler
- Location given for Whitmire Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.945897 Lon: -79.8619976
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitmire 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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