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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 Whitewater (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 Whitewater. 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 doctors and 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.

Whitewater is located in Fayette County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Clayton, Coweta, Fulton & Spalding.

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

  • Fayette County     (The home county of Whitewater)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Foreston Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people
    • Hamptons Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hamptons Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamptons Corner
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,073 people
    • Harp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Harp is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
    • Keyland Woods
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Keyland Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyland Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 332 people
    • McIntosh Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • McIntosh Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Village
    • Inman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Woolsey Woods
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Woolsey Woods is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 167 people
    • Woolsey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Woolsey is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Peachtree City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tinsley Mill Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
    • Brooks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fayette Villa Estates
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
  • Butts County
    • Jenkinsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Whitesburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Bowers Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
  • Clayton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Clayton Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clayton Ridge is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Ridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,193 people
    • Irondale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Irondale is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
    • Bonanza
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bonanza is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
    • Lovejoy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverdale Acres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Riverdale Acres is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,594 people
    • Fox Run
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fox Run is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
    • Shangri-La on the Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Shangri-La on the Lake is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangri-La on the Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,862 people
    • Dartmouth Estates
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dartmouth Estates is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,015 people
    • Jonesboro
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Forest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Kings Forest is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,949 people
    • Riverdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Windermere Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Windermere Woods is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,937 people
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Knox Springs Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
    • Nelsons Ferry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
    • Brookside Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Brookside Village is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
    • Gordon Woods
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
    • Ivey Terrace
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
  • Coweta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Senoia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jade Lake Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jade Lake Village is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jade Lake Village
    • Turin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sharpsburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Haralson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bexton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bexton is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexton
    • East Newnan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • East Newnan is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
    • Smith City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Smith City is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
    • Moreland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Newnan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Smokey Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
    • Grantville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • East Glen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • East Glen is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glen
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,451 people
    • Gresham Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
    • East Atlanta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • East Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Atlanta
    • Panthersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
    • Pinehurst
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinehurst is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
      • Estimated population in 2019: 355 people
    • Glenwood Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Glenwood Hills is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Hills
    • Klondike
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Klondike is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Druid Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Belvedere Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Belvedere Park is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Park
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Hannah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hannah is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
    • Flowers Estates
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
    • Blair Heights
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Springwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Tyree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyree is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
    • Windwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • Douglasville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeland Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Fife
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Fife is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
    • Rebecca Lake Estates
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
    • Palmetto
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairburn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Carlton Woods
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
    • Union City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Biscayne Club
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Biscayne Club is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscayne Club
      • Estimated population in 2019: 274 people
    • Red Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Red Wing Cove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Red Wing Cove is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing Cove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,604 people
    • College Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Corn Creek Cove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
    • Chattahoochee Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Heard County
    • Corinth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Corinth is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Henry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Hampton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakwood Manor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakwood Manor is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,156 people
    • Stockbridge North
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
      • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
    • Stockbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tunis ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tunis is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Estimated population in 2019: 910 people
    • Blacksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Blacksville is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • McDonough
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Highland Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Highland Village is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Locust Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Whitehouse
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Milner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Aldora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Aldora is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldora
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Barnesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Goggins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Goggins is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggins
      • Goggins has also been known as:
      • Goggans Station
      • Goggans
      • Goggansville
      • Goggins Station
      • Gogginsville
  • Meriwether County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Rocky Mount
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Mount is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
    • Luthersville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Gay is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gay <1>
    • Edman
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Edman is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edman
    • Lone Oak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lone Oak is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Carrolls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
      • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
    • Greenville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodbury
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Betts
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Betts is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
      • Estimated population in 2019: 373 people
    • Harris City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Harris City is located in Meriwether County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Williamson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Concord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Hilltop
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hilltop is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
    • Zebulon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Molena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Meansville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lawrences Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
  • Spalding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Sunny Side
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Esmond
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Esmond is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
    • Experiment
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Griffin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • East Griffin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • East Griffin is located in Spalding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
    • Orchard Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Troup County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Hogansville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brays Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
  • Upson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitewater, with the one closest to Whitewater listed first.
    • Barker Spring
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Barker Spring is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Spring
    • Hannahs Mill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
    • Delray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Delray is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray

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

Cemeteries Near Whitewater ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitewater.

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

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

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

  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lisbon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Edmondson Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hartford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Whitewater Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Senoia City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • McBride Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Brooks Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (484 more) ...
    • Brooks City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Woolsey Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 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 Whitewater in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitewater.

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

  • Senoia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Brooks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Woolsey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Woolsey is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
  • Inman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lowry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowry is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
  • Fayetteville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Turin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Vaughn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Vaughn is located in Spalding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
  • Sharpsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Haralson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Zetella
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Zetella is located in Spalding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zetella
  • Pomona
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Pomona is located in Spalding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
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    • Sunny Side
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hampton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hollonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hollonville is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollonville

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

Newspapers Published in Whitewater ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitewater.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitewater, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitewater.

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 websites either 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 Whitewater:

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