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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 Whiteville (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 Whiteville. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Whiteville is located in Putnam County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Putnam County: Alachua, Bradford, Clay, Flagler, Marion, Saint Johns & Volusia.

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

  • Putnam County     (The home county of Whiteville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
    • Edgar
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Keuka
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Keuka is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
    • Interlachen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mannville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Mannville is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
    • Putnam Hall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Grandin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hollister
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Florahome
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Peniel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Peniel is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel
    • Buffalo Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Buffalo Bluff is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Bluff
    • Palatka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Nashua
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Nashua is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
    • Satsuma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Alachua County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
    • Hawthorne
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Melrose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Campville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Campville is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
    • Lochloosa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Earleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Windsor
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Windsor is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Island Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochelle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Rochelle is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochelle
    • Waldo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Evinston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Micanopy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Gainesville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Arredondo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Arredondo is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arredondo
  • Bradford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
    • Hampton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Starke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Brooker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawtey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
    • Lake Geneva
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Keystone Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kingsley Lake
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley Lake is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Lake
    • Kingsley Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley Village is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Village
    • Kingsley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kingsley is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Penney Farms
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
    • East Williston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Raleigh
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Raleigh is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
    • Orange Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Citra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort McCoy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • McIntosh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparr
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Paynes Town ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Paynes Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Town
    • Kerr City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kerr City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr City
    • Irvine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Irvine is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
    • Reddick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Anthony
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Fairfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairfield is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Heijahs Town ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Heijahs Town is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heijahs Town
  • Saint Johns County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
    • Hastings
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Tocoi
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi

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

Cemeteries Near Whiteville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whiteville.

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 Whiteville - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Gilgal MB Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Ochwilla Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Gordon Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Keuka Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Former name for First Baptist Church Cemetery:
    • Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery
    • The First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hawthorne Baptist Cemetery
    • Hawthorne Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Hawthorne Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252341 <2>
  • Hawthorne Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pineview Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eliam Cemetery of Melrose Florida
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Drummond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...
    • Pine Lawn Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Sister Spring Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Nelson - Starke Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Whiteville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whiteville.

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

  • McMeekin
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • McMeekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMeekin
  • Johnson
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Johnson is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
  • Keuka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Keuka is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keuka
  • Hawthorne
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Interlachen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mannville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mannville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannville
  • Melrose
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grandin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Putnam Hall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Campville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Campville is located in Alachua County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campville
  • Lochloosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Grove Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Grove Park is located in Alachua County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Hollister
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Earleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Whiteville ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whiteville.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whiteville, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whiteville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

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

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 Whiteville, 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' (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- Whiteville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.