Our Genealogy Helper
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 Rock (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 Rock. 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.
Name Variations for White Rock ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Whiterock.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named White Rock. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Rock.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Rock is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Benton, Crawford, Madison & Adair (OK).
Below are the counties that are near White Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Rock:
- Washington County (The home county of White Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Wheeler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fayette Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Tontitown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Johnson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Viney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Greenland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Prairie Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Logan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Cave Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cave Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,737 people
- Bethel Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Heights is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,970 people
- Trident
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trident is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highfill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Highfill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Springtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springtown is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Mason Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mason Valley is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Valley
- Silver Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Springs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Hico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hico is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Siloam Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gentry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Carroll County
- Mundell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mundell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundell
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Anna ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Anna is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Stop ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Stop is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Winfrey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Winfrey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfrey
- Bidville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bidville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidville
- Chester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lee Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Locke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Locke is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
- Natural Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Wesley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Whitener
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whitener is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitener
- Thompson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Hindsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crosses
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Georgetown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Delaney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delaney is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
- Japton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Japton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
- Huntsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Combs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adair County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Watts Community
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Watts
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ballard
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Chance is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Addielee
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Addielee is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Peavine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Fairfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- West Peavine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Christie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Christie is located in Adair County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Marietta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stilwell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- West Siloam Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Beckwith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Colcord
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Rock, see our County-by-County Page for White Rock.
Cemeteries Near White Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Rock.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for White Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Mt. Comfort Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tharp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cemetery Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rieff Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stuckey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (310 more) ...
- Combs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stearns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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.<3>
While we didn't find White Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Wheeler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Farmington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fayette Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
- Fayetteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rickert is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Viney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Johnson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
- Prairie Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
- Baldwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baldwin is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
- Elm Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Robinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Summit ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Wager ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wager is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager
- Wyman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wyman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Rock.
Newspapers Published in White Rock ...
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 173 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Rock, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Rock.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to White Rock:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Crawford County
- Madison County
- Adair County
- Delaware County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- White Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |