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A visit to the Whitehead Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Whitehead Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitehead Cemetery

Lat:   36.2633°   (36° 15' 47")

Lon:   -82.1146°   (-82° 6' 52")

The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Carter County<1>.

The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies just to the northwest of the Whitehead Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Whitehead Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitehead Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Estep Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Estep Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Estep Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Estep Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Goodwin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Teague Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Teague Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Teague Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Teague Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Morton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morton Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Hall Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Holly Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Hill Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Lacey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lacey Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Lacey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lacey Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Sorrell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sorrell Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Hazelwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazelwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hazelwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Carter County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...

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]<2> of the Whitehead Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitehead Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hampton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fish Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Roan Mountain
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Siam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
    • Siam is located in Carter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Siam
    • From the Whitehead Cemetery to Siam
  • Gap Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tolley Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
    • Tolley Town is located in Carter County
  • Burbank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Carter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Burbank
    • From the Whitehead Cemetery to Burbank
  • Hunter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Carter County
  • Heaton Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Butler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • High Health ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Health have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
    • High Health is located in Johnson County
  • Elizabethton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Limestone Cove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Biltmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whispering Pines
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Elk Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
      • Elk Park is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Park <7>
    • Whaley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Central
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Carter County
    • Buladean
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Gilead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
    • Pine Crest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
    • Watauga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • South Gate Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
      • South Gate Village is located in Washington County
    • Unicoi
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Minneapolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minneapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
      • Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
    • Beech Mountain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Mountain
      • Beech Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Mountain <7>
    • Carnegie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
      • Carnegie is located in Washington County

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 Whitehead Cemetery. The following communities are located in Carter County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitehead Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Whitehead Cemetery:

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 Whitehead Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1274413  (Whitehead Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1274413 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Watauga Dam
    • County: Carter         Elev: 830
    • Location given for GNIS #1274413 (Whitehead Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whitehead Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2633, Longitude: -82.1146    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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