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:
36.3176, -83.4124
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitehead Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Grainger County<2>.
The county seat for Grainger County is located in Rutledge. Rutledge lies just to the west southwest 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 33 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Whitehead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitehead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Floyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Batman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Batman Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batman Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Avondale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Avondale Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- McGinnis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
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- Bean Station Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bean Station Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Bray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- Rhea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rhea Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Cemetery
- Lathin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lathin Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathin Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Hipsher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hipsher Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hipsher Cemetery
- Condry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Condry Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condry Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- Narrow Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Narrow Valley Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrow Valley Cemetery
- Holston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holston Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Cemetery
- Heath Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Heath Chapel Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Chapel Cemetery
- Marys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Marys Chapel Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Chapel Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Buck Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Buck Hollow Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Hollow Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Rucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rucker Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lamb Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Cemetery
- Idol Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Idol Cemetery is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitehead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitehead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bowen
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Thorn Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Marshalls Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
- Rutledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wa-Ni Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wa-Ni Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wa-Ni Village
- Raven Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raven Hill is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Hill
- Caney Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caney Valley is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Wyatt Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wyatt Village is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Village
- Bean Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lulaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Morristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mooresburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lone Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
- Washburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Washburn is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Talbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa is located in Grainger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Rock Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Town
- East Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Village is located in Hamblen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Xenophon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Xenophon is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenophon
- Galbraith Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Galbraith Springs is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Springs
- Yount Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yount Town is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yount Town
- Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Tazewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Edna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Head of Barren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Head of Barren is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head of Barren
- Haynes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
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 Grainger County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitehead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bean Station
- Jefferson City
- Morristown
- New Tazewell
- Rutledge
- Tazewell
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 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 Grainger 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 #1274416 (Whitehead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274416 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: Grainger
- Est. Elev: 344 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Avondale
- Location given for Whitehead Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3175885 Lon: -83.4123994
- 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 Grainger, 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- Whitehead 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. |