A visit to the Whaley 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 Whaley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whaley Cemetery:
36.3160, -82.0382
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whaley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whaley Cemetery is located in Carter County<2>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Whaley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whaley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Whaley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whaley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hatley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hatley Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley Cemetery
- The Hatley Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Franklin Hatley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2629594 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cochran Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Butler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10654 <5>
- Butler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Elk Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goodwin Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin Cemetery
- Andrews - Tester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Andrews - Tester Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews - Tester Cemetery
- The Andrews - Tester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andrews Cemetery
- Sugar Hollow Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2455892 <5>
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bunton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bunton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunton Cemetery
- The Bunton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buntontown Cemetery
- Buntown Road Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9944 <5>
- Wagner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Greenwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Matherly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Matherly Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherly Cemetery
- Estep Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Estep Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cable Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Julius Dugger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Julius Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julius Dugger Cemetery
- The Julius Dugger Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dugger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11501 <5>
- Wolfe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Midway Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gentry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Morley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whaley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whaley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fish Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fish Springs is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Butler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Siam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siam is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Gilead
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Roan Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whaley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Buladeen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
- Elizabethton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gap Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gap Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Heaton Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Elk Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Beech Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Biltmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Biltmore is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
- Burbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Burbank is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Rominger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
- Tolley Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Whispering Pines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
- Fishdam ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
- Banner Elk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Childress
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Childress is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
- Watauga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Watauga is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Central
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
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 Whaley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Carter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whaley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 either 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 Whaley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Whaley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274273 (Whaley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274273 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 687 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watauga Dam
- Location given for Whaley Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3159514 Lon: -82.0381774
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Carter, 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- Whaley 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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