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. 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 Whitehead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitehead Cemetery:
36.2815, -82.2320
The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Carter County<1>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies just to the north of the Whitehead Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitehead Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 40 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> of the Whitehead Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitehead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Hyder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hyder Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyder Cemetery
- McInturff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McInturff Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInturff Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKeehan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McKeehan Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeehan Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Patton - Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lyons Chapel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- Continue List (28 more) ...
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hathaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hathaway Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Centerview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McEwen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Happy Valley Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- Ensor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sorrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sorrell Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrell Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Arney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Arney Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arney Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Watson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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:
- Gap Run
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whispering Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elizabethton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Central is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Pine Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Crest is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- South Gate Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- South Gate Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
- Tolley Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tolley Town is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolley Town
- Watauga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Biltmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carnegie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carnegie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Limestone Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hunter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Unicoi
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
- Johnson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fish Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Austin Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Austin Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- North Johnson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Johnson City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
- Childress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Roan Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Piney Flats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Burbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heaton Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flourville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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. Unless otherwise noted, 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.
- Elizabethton
- Johnson City
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 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 Whitehead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Carter 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 Whitehead Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274414 (Whitehead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274414 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: Carter
- Est. Elev: 562 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elizabethton
- Location given for Whitehead Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2817757 Lon: -82.2320775
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' (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- Whitehead Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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