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 City (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 City. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 City is located in Henderson County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henderson County: Posey (IN), Vanderburgh (IN), Warrick (IN), Daviess, McLean, Union & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near White City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White City:
- Henderson County (The home county of White City)
- The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baskett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Spottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spottsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottsville
- Reed
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reed is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Smith Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Carlinburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Carlinburg is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlinburg
- Bluff City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Niagara
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Hebbardsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Corydon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Robards
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Daviess County
- The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Birk City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Curdsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Saint Joseph
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- West Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Moseleyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Owensboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Elba
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Beech Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lemon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Hitesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Flournoy
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Breckinridge Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Chapman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Morganfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Poole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sebree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Onton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Dixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Free Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Gallatin County (IL)
- New Haven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Maunie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Phillipstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillipstown is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Calvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calvin is located in White County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Crossville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Grayville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Warrenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Warrenton is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Haubstadt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mounts
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mounts is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts
- Buckskin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buckskin is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Owensville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Mackey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mackey is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Somerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Francisco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Francisco is located in Gibson County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Spurgeon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spurgeon is located in Pike County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oakland City Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland City Junction is located in Pike County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City Junction
- Posey County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Caborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Caborn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caborn
- Saint Wendel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Wendel is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
- Blairsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blairsville is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Hepburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hepburn is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Bufkin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bufkin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufkin
- Oliver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oliver is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Wadesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Springfield is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Cynthiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Solitude
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Solitude is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Poseyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Hatfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hatfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Eureka
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Richland City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Richland City is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland City
- Estimated population in 2015: 407 people
- Richland City has also been known as:
- Richland
- Reo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Reo is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reo
- Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Lincoln Pioneer Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pigeon is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Rock Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Hill is located in Spencer County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Rockport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Chrisney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Vanderburgh County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Evansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Smythe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smythe is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smythe
- Kasson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Melody Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
- McCutchanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Darmstadt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Darmstadt is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmstadt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Inglefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Armstrong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrong is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Daylight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Warrick County (IN)
- The following are listed by their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Stevenson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- Newburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Baugh City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baugh City is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baugh City
- Chandler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,288 people
- Dayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dayville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
- Elberfeld
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wheatonville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatonville
- Boonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Graham Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graham Valley is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Valley
- De Gonia Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- De Gonia Springs is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Gonia Springs
- Lynnville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeyville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dickeyville is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickeyville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White City, see our County-by-County Page for White City.
Cemeteries Near White City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White City.
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 City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Oates Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mesker Park Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Putman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Park Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (263 more) ...
- Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huber Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 White City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White City, with the one closest to White City listed first.
- Evansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
- Vaughan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughan is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Kasson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kasson is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kasson
- Belknap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belknap is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Saint Philip
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Philip is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Philip
- West Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Franklin is located in Posey County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Franklin
- Henderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Baskett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baskett is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskett
- Stevenson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stevenson is located in Warrick County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson
- McCutchanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McCutchanville is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCutchanville
- Weaverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Weaverton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Earle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Earle is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
- Hillsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Vanderburgh County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White City. See our List of 1890's Communities around White City.
Newspapers Published in White City ...
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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around White City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White City, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 White City:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Daviess County
- McLean County
- Union County
- Webster County
- Gallatin County
- White County
- Gibson County
- Pike County
- Posey County
- Spencer County
- Vanderburgh County
- Warrick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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 City, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |