A visit to the Whitford 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 Whitford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitford Cemetery:
36.5703, -87.9250
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitford Cemetery is located in Stewart County<2>.
The county seat for Stewart County is located in Dover. Dover lies just to the southeast of the Whitford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Whitford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hill Top Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hill Top Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Legate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Legate Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wilkinson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Cemetery
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- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Bruton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bruton Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruton Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Dover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2361893 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Dennis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- Gatlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gatlin Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatlin Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Luton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Luton Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luton Cemetery
- Knott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Knott Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott Cemetery
- Shemwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shemwell Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shemwell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Whitford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snider
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Bumpus Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Legate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- New Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- McKinnon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- New Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Throckmorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- LaFayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Aurora
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Tennessee Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Bennettstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Cumberland City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Erin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Almo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Murray
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <6>
- Hazel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Conyersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Faxon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Trigg Furnace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Garrettsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Herndon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Newstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newstead is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
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 Whitford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stewart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cadiz
- Cadiz lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Whitford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cadiz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Whitford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- LaFayette
- Murray
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 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 Whitford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Stewart 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 Whitford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274478 (Whitford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274478 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: Stewart
- Est. Elev: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tharpe
- Location given for Whitford Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5703294 Lon: -87.9250256
- 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 Stewart, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Whitford 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |