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:
36.1876, -85.5741
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 Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies just to the east southeast 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 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the White Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Byers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- McBroom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Quarles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Quarles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles Cemetery
- Morgan - Pippin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Morgan - Pippin Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan - Pippin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morgan - Pippin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Cookeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154459 <5>
- Pippin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pippin Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippin Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Skimiehan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Skimiehan Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimiehan Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scarlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crest Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crest Lawn Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crest Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Cookeville.
- The Crest Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966089 <5>
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Wilmoth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilmoth Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Grogan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grogan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan Cemetery
- Walter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Cemetery
- A.B. Thompson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Choate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison 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:
- Cookeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Ditty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Burgess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Southtown Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Boma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Shennon Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Algood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bangham Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Nameless
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Macedonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Jeremiah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Gainesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fanchers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Cherry Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Burristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
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 Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White 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 helpful 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 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 White Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274350 (White Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274350 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: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cookeville West
- Location given for White Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1875605 Lon: -85.5741442
- 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- 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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