A visit to the Whittens Cross Roads 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 Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery:
35.0631, -87.7292
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Old Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whitten Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- Hardwick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardwick Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Railroad Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Railroad Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Railroad Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
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- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Cypress Inn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Collinwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Collinwood is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Zip City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Pruitton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Iron City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Threet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Jacksonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Westpoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
- Arnot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Green Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Saint Joseph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McGee Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Saint Florian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Bailey Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Mars Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Rascal Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Loretto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Belew ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilson Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Killen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arkdell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Busby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
- Waynesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Collinwood
- Florence
- Loretto
- Waynesboro
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 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 Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1641929 (Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1641929 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitten
- Location given for Whittens Cross Roads Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0631383 Lon: -87.729193
- 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 Wayne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whittens Cross Roads 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. |