A visit to the Whites Prairie 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 Whites Prairie Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whites Prairie Cemetery:
32.8376, -96.0858
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whites Prairie Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whites Prairie Cemetery is located in Kaufman County<2>.
The county seat for Kaufman County is located in Kaufman. Kaufman lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the southwest of the Whites Prairie Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whites Prairie Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Whites Prairie Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whites Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ables Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- McBride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Howell Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Wills Point.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4389 <5>
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Henderson Mosley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Kuykendall Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuykendall Cemetery
- Hail Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hail Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Grovel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grovel Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grovel Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elmo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmo Cemetery is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo Cemetery
- Rocky Point Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Point Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Cemetery
- Bright Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bright Star Cemetery is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star Cemetery
- Hooker Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hooker Ridge Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge Cemetery
- Paynetown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Paynetown Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynetown Cemetery
- Shook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whites Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whites Prairie Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ables Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
- Hawk Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
- Quinlan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Tawakoni
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
- Boles Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boles Home is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
- Hooker Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Tawakoni
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
- Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
- Poetry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Wills Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flats
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flats is located in Rains County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
- Union Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- College Mound
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- College Mound is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
- Weiland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weiland is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
- Terrell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abner is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hendrix is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Blackland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blackland is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Lawrence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Caddo Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dixon is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
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 Whites Prairie Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kaufman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whites Prairie Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Mills
- Elmo
- Elmo lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Whites Prairie Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elmo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Quinlan
- Terrell
- Wills Point
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 Whites Prairie Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Kaufman 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 Whites Prairie Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1350017 (Whites Prairie Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350017 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: Kaufman
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ables Springs
- Location given for Whites Prairie Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8376244 Lon: -96.0858051
- 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 Texas' counties, including Kaufman, 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- Whites Prairie 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. |