A visit to the Whitson 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 Whitson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitson Cemetery:
36.1967, -85.5853
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitson Cemetery is located in Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies just to the east southeast of the Whitson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Whitson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Allison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- McBroom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Mayberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mayberry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry Cemetery
- Skimiehan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Skimiehan Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimiehan Cemetery
- Quarles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Quarles Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarles Cemetery
- Wilmoth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilmoth Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmoth Cemetery
- Morgan - Pippin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan - Pippin Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan - Pippin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Morgan - Pippin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Cookeville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154459 <5>
- Pippin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pippin Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippin Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
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- Grogan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grogan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Pippin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pippin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippin Cemetery
- Flatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Flatt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatt Cemetery
- Walter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Walter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- A.B. Thompson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Scarlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crest Lawn Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crest Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Cookeville.
- The Crest Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966089 <5>
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baxter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cookeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Park Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Boma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Ditty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Burgess
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Southtown Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Algood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Shennon Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Bangham Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Nameless
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Jeremiah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Gainesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Fanchers Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Burristown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Chestnut Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
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 Whitson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Putnam County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Whitson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Putnam 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 Whitson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1274493 (Whitson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1274493 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cookeville West
- Location given for Whitson Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.196727 Lon: -85.5852556
- 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 Putnam, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitson 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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