A visit to the Whitaker 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 Whitaker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitaker Cemetery:
36.1537, -85.4014
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitaker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies just to the west of the Whitaker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitaker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Whitaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rockwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
- Sloan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sloan Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- Bohannon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bohannon Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Gullet Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gullet Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gullet Cemetery
- Quarles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Quarles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Bohannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bohannon Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohannon Cemetery
- Brotherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brotherton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brotherton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stamps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Lyles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lyles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Phy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Choate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Crouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Crouse Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitaker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shennon Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Jeremiah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Algood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Park Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Southtown Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Cookeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Beaver Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Hill
- Oak Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Burgess
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cherry Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Ditty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Macedonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Boiling Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Ravenscroft
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ravenscroft is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenscroft
- Obey City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Lovejoy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Baxter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Neverfail ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
- Hanging Limb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
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 Whitaker Cemetery. The following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Whitaker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Whitaker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274322 (Whitaker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274322 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 343 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cookeville East
- Location given for Whitaker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1536736 Lon: -85.4013617
- 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 Putnam, 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- Whitaker 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. |