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 Plains (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 Plains. 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 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 Plains is located in Hopkins 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 Hopkins County: Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, McLean, Muhlenberg & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near White Plains. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Plains:
- Hopkins County (The home county of White Plains)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Nortonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Mortons Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Earlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Madisonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Charleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Dawson Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fiddle Bow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Hanson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Manitou
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Vandetta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Harreldsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harreldsville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harreldsville
- Provo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Provo is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provo
- Quality
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Quality is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality
- Silver City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Claxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Lewistown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Cobb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- McGowan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Princeton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hopson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Creswell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Empire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Crofton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff Spring is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Spring
- Fearsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fearsville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearsville
- Bainbridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Hopkinsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gracey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gracey is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracey
- Pembroke
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Church Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Church Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Newstead
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newstead is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newstead
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Agnes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Agnes is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes
- Deer Lick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
- Wolf Lick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lick is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lick
- Justice
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Justice is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Lewisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lost City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lost City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Gordonsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Sacramento
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <1>
- Rumsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Livermore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Buel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Beech Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Bancroft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bancroft is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Graham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Depoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Luzerne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Earles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Nebo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Powderly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bremen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Cleaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cleaton is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaton
- Central City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,692 people
- Former names for Central City:
- Moreheads Horse Mill
- Stroud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <1>
- Beech Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Beech Creek is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Ohio County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Ceralvo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ceralvo is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceralvo
- Rockport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Echols
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Echols is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Centertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Centertown is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- McHenry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McHenry is located in Ohio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Todd County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Kirkmansville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkmansville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkmansville
- Clifty
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clifty is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifty
- Allegre
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Allegre is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegre
- Sharon Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove
- Elkton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Cerulean
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wallonia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Caledonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Slaughters
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Onton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Lisman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Dixon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Sebree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Plains, see our County-by-County Page for White Plains.
Cemeteries Near White Plains ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Plains.
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 Plains - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Plains covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Whitfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oglesby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sharbers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wynns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Furgerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McIntosh Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prowse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Prowse Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prowse Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prowse Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75635 <3>
- Atkinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (367 more) ...
- Mercer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flatrock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that White Plains had a population of 59 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, White Plains had a population of 900 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- McNary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McNary is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
- Nortonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mortons Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mannington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mannington is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannington
- Depoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Depoy is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoy
- Empire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Haleys Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haleys Mill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleys Mill
- Earles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Earlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Charles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Crofton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fruit Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fruit Hill is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Powderly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Madisonville
(12 miles [19.3 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 White Plains. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Plains.
Newspapers Published in White Plains ...
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 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Plains.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Plains, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Plains.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Plains:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Hopkins County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Caldwell County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Ohio County
- Todd County
- Trigg County
- Webster 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Plains) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |