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 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 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 Wicomico County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wicomico County: Sussex (DE), Dorchester, Somerset & Worcester.
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:
- Wicomico 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.
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dogwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Parsonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Delmar
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fruitland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hurst Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hurst Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hurst Village
- Centennial Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centennial Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Village
- Rockawalking Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rockawalking Village is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockawalking Village
- Pittsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Federalsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hynson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Preston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Galestown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galestown is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Walnut Landing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Landing
- Rabbit Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbit Town is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Vienna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brookview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brookview is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Eldorado
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Reliance
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reliance is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Finchville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Finchville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
- Rhodesdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marshyhope Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Hurlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loretto is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
- Princess Anne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vernon is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Costen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- West Pocomoke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Pocomoke is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pocomoke
- Monie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Monie is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monie
- Oriole
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Somersett Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Somersett Town is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersett Town
- Westover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Champ
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Champ is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
- Manokin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Worcester County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Whaleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedartown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedartown is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
- Berlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bishop
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bishop is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Showell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Showell is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
- Bishopville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Girdletree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Girdletree is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdletree
- Ocean Pines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pocomoke City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <1>
- Stockton
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sussex County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Delmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Laurel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mission
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mission is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Selbyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blades
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Seaford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Frankford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Dagsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Millsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Accomack County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Franklin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Greenbackville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sign Post
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Sign Post is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Post
- Sinnickson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Withams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Withams is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withams
- Chincoteague
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
- Wattsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
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.
- Wicomico Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Parsons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hustons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nichols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Palmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oliphant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colbourne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (194 more) ...
- Melson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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>
While we didn't find White Plains in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Plains.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Salisbury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Walston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Walston is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston
- Parsonsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fruitland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Delmar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wango
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wango is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wango
- Whayland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whayland is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whayland
- Pittsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Whitesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesville is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Ward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ward is located in Sussex County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Hebron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allen is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Colbourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbourne
- Powellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Powellville is located in Wicomico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
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 19 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 2 miles [3.2 km]<5>. 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 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 Maryland
- Pages specific to Wicomico County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Somerset County
- Worcester County
- Sussex County
- Accomack County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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> | The Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MIHP (for the Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties). More information about the MHT and MIHP can be found on their website: mht.maryland.gov. |
| <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. |
| <5> | 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'. |