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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 Springs (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 Springs. 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 Springs ...

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for White Springs: White Spgs. (or less commonly used: White Spngs. or White Sprngs.)

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Springs is located in Liberty County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Liberty County: Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Leon & Wakulla.

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

  • Liberty County     (The home county of White Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Springs, with the one closest to White Springs listed first.
    • Bristol
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hosford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Telogia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Estiffanulga
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estiffanulga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
      • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
    • Central City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
      • Central City is located in Liberty County
    • Sumatra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Bay County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Springs, with the one closest to White Springs listed first.
    • Blountstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • McNeal ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNeal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
      • McNeal is located in Calhoun County
    • Ocheesee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocheesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
      • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
    • Marysville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
    • Altha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kinard
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gadsden County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Springs, with the one closest to White Springs listed first.
    • Sycamore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Greensboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • River Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
    • Chattahoochee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Douglas City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
    • Gretna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quincy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Gulf County
    • Wewahitchka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Springs, with the one closest to White Springs listed first.
    • Inwood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
      • Inwood is located in Jackson County
    • Sneads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Grand Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cypress
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Butler ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Jackson County
    • Marianna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Springs, with the one closest to White Springs listed first.
    • Recovery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Faceville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • Butlers Ferry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
      • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people

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

Newspapers Published in White Springs ...

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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Springs, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Springs.

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 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 Springs:

Cemeteries Near White Springs ...

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

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 Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mitchum Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchum Cemetery
  • Bristol Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bristol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bristol Cemetery
  • Old Burnoff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burnoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burnoff Cemetery
  • Nettle Ridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nettle Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nettle Ridge Cemetery
  • Boggs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggs Cemetery
  • Evans Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evans Cemetery
  • Kent Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kent Cemetery
  • Poley Branch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poley Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poley Branch Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • McNair Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNair Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (111 more) ...
    • Gause Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gause Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gause Cemetery
    • Graves Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery

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.<4>

While we didn't find White Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Springs.

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

  • Bristol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Blountstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Rock Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
    • Rock Bluff is located in Liberty County
  • Estiffanulga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estiffanulga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estiffanulga
    • Estiffanulga is located in Liberty County
  • Selman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
    • Selman is located in Calhoun County
  • Ocheesee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocheesee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheesee
    • Ocheesee is located in Calhoun County
  • Sycamore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
  • Marysville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Calhoun County
  • Chipola
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
    • Chipola is located in Calhoun County
  • Abe Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abe Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abe Springs
    • Abe Springs is located in Calhoun County
  • Orange
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
    • Orange is located in Liberty County
  • Lewis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Liberty County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bloxham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloxham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxham
      • Bloxham is located in Leon County
    • Wetumpka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetumpka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
      • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
    • Alliance
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alliance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
      • Alliance is located in Jackson County

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

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

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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 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.
<3>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 Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4202, Longitude: -84.9152       In this case, the coordinates for White Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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