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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Whaley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Whaley Cemetery (FG ID #84126)

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 Whaley Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   44.5301°   (44° 31' 48")

Lon:   -107.8638°   (-107° 51' 49")

The cemetery is located in Big Horn County<2>.

As an estimate, the Whaley Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Flitners Corner

The county seat for Big Horn County is located in Basin. Basin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Whaley Cemetery .

Establishment of the Whaley Cemetery ...

The Whaley Cemetery was established in 1902.

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 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 Whaley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wyoming:
  • Pages specific to Big Horn County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Whaley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Whaley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Whaley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Flitners Corner
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flitners Corner
      • Flitners Corner is located in Big Horn County
    • Shell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Greybull
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Basin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
      • Basin is located in Big Horn County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin <4>
    • Manderson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Otto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Otto
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
      • Otto is located in Laramie County
    • Hyattville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Burgess Junction
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Emblem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Kane ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
      • Kane is located in Big Horn County
    • Burlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

    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 Whaley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Big Horn County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Whaley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 14 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Whaley Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Whaley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Odessa Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Shell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Donald J. Ruhl Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Greybull Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greybull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greybull Cemetery is located in Big Horn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greybull Cemetery
    • Mt. View Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Big Horn County
      • The Mt. View Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Basin Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83990 <1>
    • Basin Pioneer Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Basin Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Basin Pioneer Cemetery is located in Big Horn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basin Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2386419 <1>
    • Smith Family Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Manderson Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Otto Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonanza Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hyattville Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Emblem Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Burlington Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Iona - Kane Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Iona - Kane Cemetery is located in Big Horn County
      • The Iona - Kane Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Kane Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iona - Kane Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84056 <1>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Whaley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1604112  (Whaley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1604112 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: Shell
      • County: Big Horn         Elev: 1251
      • Location given for GNIS #1604112 (Whaley Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #84126

    The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Big Horn, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whaley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5301, Longitude: -107.8638    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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