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The location of the Whitman Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Whitman Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Whitman Cemetery (FG ID #84129)

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 Whitman Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   42.0183°   (42° 1' 5")

Lon:   -110.0532°   (-110° 3' 11")

The Whitman Cemetery is located in Sweetwater County<3>.

The county seat for Sweetwater County is located in Green River. Green River lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<4> to the southeast of the Whitman Cemetery .

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 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 Whitman Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wyoming:
  • Pages specific to Sweetwater County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Whitman 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 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Whitman Cemetery.

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

    • Fontenelle
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontenelle
      • Fontenelle is located in Lincoln County
    • La Barge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Calpet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calpet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calpet
      • Calpet is located in Sublette County
    • Opal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
      • Opal is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <5>
    • Frontier
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kemmerer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamondville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Granger
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

    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 Whitman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sweetwater County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 6 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Whitman Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Holden Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Holden Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holden Cemetery is located 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> to the southwest of Kemmerer.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84046 <2>
    • Viola - LaBarge Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • The Viola - LaBarge Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Viola - LaBarge Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the east of La Barge.
      • The Viola - LaBarge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • LaBarge Cemetery
      • Viola Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Viola - LaBarge Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262719 <2>
    • South Lincoln Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Granger Municipal Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Hams Fork Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hams Fork Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • The Hams Fork Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hamsfork Cemetery
      • Hamstork Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hams Fork Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282322 <2>
    • South Lincoln Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

    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 Whitman Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1596334  (Whitman Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1596334 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: Fontenelle Reservoir SE
      • County: Sweetwater         Elev: 1956
      • Location given for GNIS #1596334 (Whitman Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #84129

    The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/

    The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.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>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Sweetwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Whitman Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0183, Longitude: -110.0532       In this case, the coordinates for the Whitman Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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.




 

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