About Whitethorn Cemetery
Whitethorn Cemetery is a cemetery near Chatham, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. It lies about 3.8 mi southwest of Chatham. The grounds sit at about 801 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1476678. The nearest other listed cemetery is Yates Cemetery, about 4.1 mi to the north. The nearest funeral home we know of is Howerton Funeral Home in Chatham, about 3.7 mi away. It is one of 29 cemeteries we list in Pittsylvania County, and 9 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Chatham. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
36.87597, -79.36947
What Whitethorn Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Yates CemeteryGretna, VACemetery4.1 mi
- Chatham Burial ParkChatham, VACemetery4.2 mi
- Hillcrest Memorial ParkChatham, VAMemorial park4.5 mi
- Fairview CemeteryGretna, VACemetery4.8 mi
- Gretna Burial ParkGretna, VACemetery5.7 mi
- Greater Triumph Church CemeteryChatham, VAChurch cemetery5.8 mi
- Belle Grove Church CemeteryChatham, VAChurch cemetery6.7 mi
- Atkinson CemeteryChatham, VACemetery6.9 mi
- Owen-Tosh CemeteryChatham, VACemetery9.2 mi
- County Line CemeteryMountain Road, VACemetery13 mi
Funeral homes near Whitethorn Cemetery
- Howerton Funeral Home3.7 miFuneral home · Chatham · (434) 432-1644
- Norris Funeral Services, Inc. & Crematory3.9 miCremation provider · Chatham
- Norris Funeral Services, Inc. & Crematory - Chatham Chapel3.9 miCremation provider · Chatham · (434) 432-2511
- Miller Funeral Home, Inc.4.1 miFuneral home · Gretna · (434) 656-1243
- Colbert Moran Funeral Home5.5 miFuneral home · Gretna · (434) 656-2211
- Norris Funeral Services, Inc. & Crematory - Mt. Hermon Chapel14 miCremation provider · Danville · (434) 836-5900
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