A visit to the Whites 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 Whites Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whites Cemetery:
34.1876, -81.2526
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whites Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whites Cemetery is located in Richland County<2>.
The county seat for Richland County is located in Columbia. Columbia lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Whites Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whites Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Whites Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whites Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Meetzer - Orris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schmitz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thomas Boyd Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Boyd Cemetery
- Jacob Eargle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacob Eargle Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Eargle Cemetery
- David Bounts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The David Bounts Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Bounts Cemetery
- Stuck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stuck Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuck Cemetery
- Threewits Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Threewits Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threewits Cemetery
- Bickley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bickley Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Cemetery
- Henry Eargle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry Eargle Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Eargle Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hiller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hiller Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiller Cemetery
- Lindler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lindler Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindler Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Peak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peak Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Cemetery
- Capers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Capers Chapel Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capers Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capers Chapel Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Chapin.
- Bauknight Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bauknight Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauknight Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann 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 Whites Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whites Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Murray of Richland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ballentine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Chapin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jenkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Dutch Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
- Irmo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Irmo is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <6>
- Little Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Monticello
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Seven Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pomaria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slighs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Saint Andrews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Andrews is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Andrews
- Ella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ella is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Blythewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winnsboro Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winnsboro Mills is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro Mills
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Arthur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arthur is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- West Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winnsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Prosperity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Whites Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Richland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whites Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapin
- Irmo
- Irmo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Whites Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
- Lexington
- Peak
- Prosperity
- West Columbia
- Winnsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Whites Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Richland 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 Whites Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1249420 (Whites Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1249420 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: Richland
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chapin
- Location given for Whites Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1876492 Lon: -81.2525953
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Richland, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whites 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |