A visit to the Whitting 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 Whitting Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Whitting Cemetery:
38.9356, -80.8443
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Whitting Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Whitting Cemetery is located in Gilmer County<2>.
The county seat for Gilmer County is located in Glenville. Glenville lies just to the east southeast of the Whitting Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Whitting Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whitting Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Woodford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Keyster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Keyster Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyster Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Otterbein Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Otterbein Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbein Cemetery
- The Otterbein Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floyd Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2251167 <5>
- Woodford Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Holbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holbert Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbert Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Moss Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Cemetery
- Alice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Alice Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice Cemetery
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- Sand Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sand Fork Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork Cemetery
- Messenger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Messenger Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messenger Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cedarville Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cedarville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Cedarville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961158 <5>
- Burk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Burk Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burk Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Stouts Mills.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152075 <5>
- McHenry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McHenry Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry Cemetery
- Conrad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Conrad Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrad Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Whitting Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whitting Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glenville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Truebada
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Truebada is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truebada
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Alice is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- De Kalb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Sand Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Cedarville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Stouts Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts Mills
- Normantown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newberne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Newberne is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberne
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Stumptown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arnett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arnett is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
- Lawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lawford is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
- Vadis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vadis is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Conings
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Conings is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conings
- Burnt House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
- Staten
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Burnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Ritchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Russet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Shock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Progress ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Progress is located in Braxton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Exchange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alum Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Bridge
- Hurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
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 Whitting Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gilmer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whitting Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Whitting Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Gilmer 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 Whitting Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1549118 (Whitting Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1549118 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: Gilmer
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glenville
- Location given for Whitting Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.935646 Lon: -80.8442701
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Gilmer, 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- Whitting 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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