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:
36.2912, -81.9970
The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Carter County<1>.
The county seat for Carter County is located in Elizabethton. Elizabethton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west northwest 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 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Whitehead Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitehead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lakeview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hatley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elk Mills Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goodwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bunton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crosswhite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Whaley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Whaley Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley Cemetery
- Stout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dugger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Julius Dugger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cable Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cable Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable Cemetery
- Greenwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Greenwell Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwell Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Neely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Neely Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely Cemetery
- Hamby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stout Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stout Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout Cemetery
- Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- Bunton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bunton Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunton Cemetery
- Stanberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stansberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stansberry Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansberry Cemetery
- Dugger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dugger Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugger Cemetery
- Dry Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dry Hill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Hill Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Fish Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- High Health ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- High Health is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
- Whaley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gilead
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Roan Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beech Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
- Elk Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rominger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Siam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hampton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Heaton Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Burbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Banner Elk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buladeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Matney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Elizabethton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Minneapolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Minneapolis is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneapolis
- Vale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vale is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Sugar Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Valle Crucis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vilas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mabel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Biltmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gap Run
(13 miles [20.9 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 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.
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 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:
- 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 #1274415 (Whitehead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274415 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: 622 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elk Mills
- Location given for Whitehead Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2912321 Lon: -81.9973413
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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