A visit to the Whitethorn 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 Whitethorn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitethorn Cemetery:
36.8760, -79.3695
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitethorn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitethorn Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Pittsylvania County is located in Chatham. Chatham lies just to the south southwest of the Whitethorn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Whitethorn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Whitethorn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitethorn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thomas Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chatham Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chatham Burial Park is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Burial Park
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Park
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pines Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Gretna.
- Jones Family Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burch Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Weal Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Harris Homestead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Homestead Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Homestead Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Homestead Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Weal.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408685 <5>
- Neal Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Neal Family Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neal Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Chatham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2553948 <5>
- Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pullens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pullens Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullens Cemetery
- New Bethel Church Church of the Brethren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- County Line Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- Laprade Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Laprade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprade Cemetery
- Muse Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Muse Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- Burell Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Burell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burell Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Green Lawn Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitethorn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitethorn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whittles
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Sheva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
- Transco Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Sonans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
- Chatham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Weal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Chalk Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Gretna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tightsqueeze
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
- Spring Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Markham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Java
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pittsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Lucks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Brutus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Riceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Renan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
- Museville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Worlds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Henrys Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
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 Whitethorn Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pittsylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitethorn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatham
- Gretna
- Hurt
- Hurt lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Whitethorn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hurt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Spring Garden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Whitethorn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania 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 Whitethorn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1476678 (Whitethorn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1476678 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: Pittsylvania
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gretna
- Location given for Whitethorn Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.875973 Lon: -79.3694689
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Pittsylvania, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitethorn 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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