A visit to the Whims 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 Whims Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whims Cemetery:
36.3818, -82.8107
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whims Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whims Cemetery is located in Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Whims Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Whims Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whims Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Caney Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Caney Creek Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beech Creek Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek Cemetery
- Powell Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Powell Jones Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Jones Cemetery
- Jake Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jake Jones Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake Jones Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Pine Grove Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Charles Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Tunnel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tunnel Hill Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill Cemetery
- Kite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kite Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kite Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McClellan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- The Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wash Moore Cemetery
- Crawford Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crawford Family Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Family Cemetery
- The Crawford Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Coney West Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Tunnel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Tunnel Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Yankee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Yankee Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee 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 Whims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whims Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baileyton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Kepler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kepler is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kepler
- Surgoinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jearoldstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jearoldstown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jearoldstown
- Blossom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Morelock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morelock is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morelock
- Strahl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Strahl is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahl
- Ottway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ottway is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottway
- Greenland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Amis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amis is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amis
- Romeo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Romeo is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Centersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Milburnton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milburnton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburnton
- Fall Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Church Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Canton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Persia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Persia is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Rheatown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rheatown is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheatown
- Mill Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Brook is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Brook
- Marvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Afton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Locust Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Locust Mount is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Mount
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Green Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Block City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
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 Whims Cemetery. The following communities are located in Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Whims Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hawkins 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 Whims Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274305 (Whims Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274305 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stony Point
- Location given for Whims Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3817658 Lon: -82.8107148
- 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 Hawkins, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whims 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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