A visit to the White 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 White Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White Cemetery:
35.6070, -88.1111
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Decaturville. Decaturville lies just to the south southwest of the White Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the White Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the White Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Herndon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Herndon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon Cemetery
- Rosson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rosson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosson Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Tolley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Tolley Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Yarbro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Yarbro Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbro Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Myracle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Myracle Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myracle Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
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- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Harrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Stills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stills Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stills Cemetery
- McMurry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McMurry Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurry Cemetery
- Gabbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gabbard Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabbard Cemetery
- Duke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Duke Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Cemetery
- Newson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Newson Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newson Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- The Rushing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rushing Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #18034 <5>
- Luton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Luton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Bussell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bussell Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussell Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the White Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Decaturville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Parsons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Scotts Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Dunbar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Poplar Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Reagan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sugar Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Saltillo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Clifton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Chaseville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Flatwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Beardstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
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 White Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clifton
- Decaturville
- Lexington
- Linden
- Parsons
- Sardis
- Scotts Hill
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 White Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 White Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274344 (White Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274344 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Perryville
- Location given for White Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6070143 Lon: -88.1111457
- 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 Decatur, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White 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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