A visit to the Whitsett 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 Whitsett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitsett Cemetery:
36.1198, -86.7281
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitsett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitsett Cemetery is located in Davidson County<2>.
The county seat for Davidson County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies just to the northwest of the Whitsett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitsett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Whitsett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitsett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodlawn Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Woodlawn Memorial Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Memorial Park
- The Woodlawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Woodlawn Roesch Patton Memorial Park
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buchanan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Nashville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #12651 <5>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Nashville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15986 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Nashville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #10082 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery West
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nashville City Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville City Cemetery
- The Nashville City Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #586935 <5>
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
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- Murrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Murrell Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrell Cemetery
- Bryanttown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bryanttown Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryanttown Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Donelson Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Peal Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peal Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- St. Cecilia Convent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Cecilia Convent Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecilia Convent Cemetery
- The St. Cecilia Convent Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146269 <5>
- Potters Field
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Potters Field is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field
- Temple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- The Temple Cemetery has also been known as:
- Temple Ohabai Sholom Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19274 <5>
- Waller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Daniel Carmack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Carper Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carper Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Charlton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Charlton Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlton Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Page Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Page Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitsett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitsett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dog Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dog Town is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Paragon Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Paragon Mills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Mills
- Mudtavern
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Berry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Berry Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Whispering Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Whispering Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Hills
- Nashville - Davidson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Nashville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,432 people
- Antioch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nashboro Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nashboro Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashboro Village
- Donelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donelson is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson
- East Nashville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Priest Lake Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Belle Meade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Meade is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,788 people
- Forest Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,721 people
- Wrencoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wrencoe is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
- Maplewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Hermitage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brentwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lakewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
- Madison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rayon City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rayon City is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayon City
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 Whitsett Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davidson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitsett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brentwood
- Hermitage
- La Vergne
- Nashville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Whitsett Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Davidson 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 Whitsett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1304568 (Whitsett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1304568 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: Davidson
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Antioch
- Location given for Whitsett Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1197802 Lon: -86.7280536
- 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 Davidson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitsett 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. |
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