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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitethorn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitethorn Cemetery

Lat:   36.8760°   (36° 52' 33")

Lon:   -79.3695°   (-79° 22' 10")

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 .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chatham Burial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chatham Burial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chatham Burial Park is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Pines Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pines Cemetery
    • The Pines Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Harris Homestead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Homestead Cemetery
    • The Harris Homestead Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Homestead Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Weal.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2408685 <5>
  • Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pullens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pullens Cemetery
    • The Pullens Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The County Line Cemetery is located in Halifax County
    • Carter Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Adkins Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Laprade Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laprade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laprade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Laprade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Muse Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Muse Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Burell Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Gregory Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gregory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gregory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gregory Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Ingram Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ingram Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ingram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ingram Cemetery is located in Halifax County
    • Mulberry Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mulberry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mulberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Halifax County
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Green Lawn Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Lawn Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
    • Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Whittles has also been known as:
    • Whittle's Depot
    • Whittle's Station
  • Sheva
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sheva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheva
    • Sheva is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Transco Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
    • Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Sonans
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sonans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonans
    • Sonans is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Chatham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
    • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Weal
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
    • Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Chalk Level
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
    • Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Gretna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
    • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <7>
  • Tightsqueeze
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightsqueeze
    • Tightsqueeze is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Spring Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spring Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
    • Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Markham
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
    • Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Java
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
    • Java is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pittsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
      • Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Lucks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
      • Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Brutus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brutus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
      • Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Riceville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riceville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Renan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
      • Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Museville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
      • Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Worlds
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worlds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
      • Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
    • Henrys Mill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
      • Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County

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.

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 Whitethorn Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1476678 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Gretna
    • County: Pittsylvania         Elev: 244
    • Location given for GNIS #1476678 (Whitethorn Cemetery)

The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whitethorn Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8760, Longitude: -79.3695       In this case, the coordinates for the Whitethorn Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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