A visit to the White House 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 House Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the White House Cemetery:
36.4664, -86.6519
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the White House Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The White House Cemetery is located in Sumner County<2>.
The county seat for Sumner County is located in Gallatin. Gallatin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the White House Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the White House Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from White House Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Merritt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Merritt Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt Cemetery
- Burney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Burney Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Eidson - White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Brinkley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brinkley Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley Cemetery
- Parm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Parm Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parm Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Sumner County
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- Ponds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ponds Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponds Cemetery
- Latimer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Latimer Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Widick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Widick Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widick Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Jernigan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jernigan Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Cemetery
- Strickland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Strickland Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Upchurch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Upchurch Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upchurch Cemetery
- Latimer - Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palmer Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Baldrige Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Baldrige Cemetery is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldrige Cemetery
- Brinkley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brinkley Cemetery is located in Robertson County
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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 White House Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from White House Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White House
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Calistia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Calistia is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Johnsons Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Crossroads is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Crossroads
- Jernigan Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jernigan Town is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Millersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hall Town is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,202 people
- Mulloy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mulloy is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulloy
- Station Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Station Camp is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Station Camp
- Cross Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cottontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hygeia Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hygeia Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hygeia Springs
- Ridgetop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Goodlettsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orlinda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Tunnel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Tunnel is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunnel
- Fountain Head
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Head is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Head
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Hendersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gallatin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Black Jack
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 House Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumner County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The White House Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gallatin
- Greenbrier
- Hendersonville
- Portland
- Springfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 House Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Sumner 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 House Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1646698 (White House Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1646698 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: Sumner
- Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White House
- Location given for White House Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4664345 Lon: -86.65194
- 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 Sumner, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- White House 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |