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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about White Plains (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for White Plains. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

White Plains is located in Calhoun County.

To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun County: Cherokee, Cleburne, Etowah, Saint Clair & Talladega.

Below are the counties that are near White Plains. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Plains:

  • Calhoun County     (The home county of White Plains)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Jacksonville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <2>
    • Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Booker T City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Booker T City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
      • Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
    • Choccolocco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Iron City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
      • Iron City is located in Calhoun County
    • Weaver
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
    • Nances Creek
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Abernathy ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abernathy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
      • Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
    • Germania Springs ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
      • Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • Merrellton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Blue Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
      • Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County
    • De Armanville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Armanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
      • De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
    • Blue Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
      • Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Spring Garden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ball Flat
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ball Flat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
      • Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ball Flat
      • From White Plains to Ball Flat
    • Exie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
      • Exie is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Exie
      • From White Plains to Exie
    • Ricks ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
      • Ricks is located in Cherokee County
    • Rock Run
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coloma ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coloma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
      • Coloma is located in Cherokee County
    • Tecumseh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tecumseh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tecumseh
      • From White Plains to Tecumseh
    • Moshat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Turkey Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
      • Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
    • Centre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Noah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
      • Noah is located in Cherokee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Noah
      • From White Plains to Noah
    • Tucker Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Leesburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Clay County
  • Cleburne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Heflin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edwardsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grantley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
      • Grantley is located in Cleburne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grantley
      • From White Plains to Grantley
    • Oak Level
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Level. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
      • Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oak Level
      • From White Plains to Oak Level
    • Fruithurst
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Abel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
      • Abel is located in Cleburne County
    • Ai
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ai. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
      • Ai is located in Cleburne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ai
      • From White Plains to Ai
    • Hollis Crossroads
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Muscadine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Borden Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borden Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
      • Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
    • Palestine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hopewell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hopewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in Cleburne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hopewell
      • From White Plains to Hopewell
    • Micaville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Micaville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
      • Micaville is located in Cleburne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Micaville
      • From White Plains to Micaville
  • Etowah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Cobb City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
      • Cobb City is located in Etowah County
    • Banner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
      • Banner is located in Etowah County
    • Glencoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <2>
    • Hokes Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
      • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <2>
    • Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brannon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
      • Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
    • Markton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Markton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
      • Markton is located in Etowah County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Markton
      • From White Plains to Markton
    • Burns Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilgrims Rest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ballplay
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Coato Bend ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coato Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
      • Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
    • East Gadsden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Edwardsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Coat's Bend
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Milner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
      • Milner is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Milner
      • From White Plains to Milner
    • Morrison Crossroad
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Christiana
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Newell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
      • Newell is located in Randolph County
    • Cambridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cambridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cambridge
      • From White Plains to Cambridge
    • Rockdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
      • Rockdale is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rockdale
      • From White Plains to Rockdale
    • Graham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ofelia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ofelia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
      • Ofelia is located in Randolph County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ofelia
      • From White Plains to Ofelia
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Ragland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Riverside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <2>
  • Talladega County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Coldwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coldwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
      • Coldwater is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coldwater
      • From White Plains to Coldwater
    • Kentuck
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kentuck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
      • Kentuck is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kentuck
      • From White Plains to Kentuck
    • Silver Run
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Grant Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
      • Grant Town is located in Talladega County
    • Munford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • McElderry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McElderry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
      • McElderry is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to McElderry
      • From White Plains to McElderry
    • Ironaton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
      • Ironaton is located in Talladega County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ironaton
      • From White Plains to Ironaton
    • Lincoln
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <2>
  • Carroll County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Jake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
      • Jake is located in Carroll County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
    • Bowdon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jonesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Zion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Haralson County (GA)
  • Polk County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Esom Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
      • Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Etna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Etna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Etna
      • From White Plains to Etna
    • Cedartown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Plains, see our County-by-County Page for White Plains.

Cemeteries Near White Plains ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Plains.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Plains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.

  • Williamson - Little Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson - Little Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson - Little Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whites Gap Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Gap Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Gap Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hanna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hanna Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hanna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rabbittown Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fourmile Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fourmile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fourmile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. McClellan Military Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Iron City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cole Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jacksonville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacksonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacksonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Prospect Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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    • Nances Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nances Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nances Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that White Plains had a population of 202 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.

  • Jenkins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
    • Jenkins is located in Calhoun County
  • Jacksonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <2>
  • Choccolocco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Iron City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
    • Iron City is located in Calhoun County
  • Nances Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Merrellton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Blue Mountain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
    • Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
  • De Armanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Armanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
    • De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
  • Heflin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Leatherwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Anniston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oxanna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oxanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
    • Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oxanna
    • From White Plains to Oxanna
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    • Edwardsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grantley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grantley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
      • Grantley is located in Cleburne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grantley
      • From White Plains to Grantley
    • Belltown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
      • Belltown is located in Cleburne County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Plains. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Plains.

Newspapers Published in White Plains ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Plains.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Plains, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Plains.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to White Plains:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about White Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7544, Longitude: -85.6913    









 

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