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:
36.1867, -85.7125
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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Whitaker Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Whitaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stanton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Stanton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Edmond Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Marlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Marlow Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Leftwich Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Leftwich Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leftwich Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maddux Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Bartlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bartlett Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett Cemetery
- Bockman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bockman Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bockman Cemetery
- McKinley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McKinley Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Jared Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jared Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jared Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- A.B. Thompson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Boma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Baxter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nameless
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Chestnut Mound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Ditty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Boiling Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burgess
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Cookeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rough Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Temperance Hall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Southtown Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Park Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Gainesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hickman is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Johnsons Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Carthage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Philippi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Fanchers Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Macedonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Algood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Defeated
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- South Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- South Carthage is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carthage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 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 Whitaker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, 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.
- Carthage
- Cookeville
- Gainesboro
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 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 #1274323 (Whitaker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274323 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: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baxter
- Location given for Whitaker Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1867268 Lon: -85.7124816
- 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 '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- 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. |
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