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 Rock (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 Rock. 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.
Name Variations for White Rock ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Whiterock.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named White Rock. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Rock.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
White Rock is located in Carroll County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Caldwell, Chariton, Lafayette, Livingston, Ray & Saline.
Below are the counties that are near White Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Rock:
- Carroll County (The home county of White Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- De Witt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Wakenda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Bosworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bogard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tina is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Palemon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Palemon is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palemon
- Hale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hale is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Asper ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Asper is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asper
- Mandeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Norborne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Norborne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Miles Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Miles Point is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Point
- Latoh ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Latoh is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latoh
- Chariton County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Brunswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Missouri Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Snyder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Triplett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Namrash ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namrash
- Dalton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Keytesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Sumner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Lewis Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lewis Mill is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Mill
- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Cooper County
- Blackwater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Glasgow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lisbon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Steinmetz
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Steinmetz is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinmetz
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
- Hodge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hodge is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Alma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Corder
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Emma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Page City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Page City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
- Concordia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aullville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aullville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aullville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Fountain Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fountain Grove is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Grove
- Forker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Avalon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Avalon is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Bedford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Dawn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pettis County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Tedieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Tedieville is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedieville
- Houstonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Houstonia is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houstonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Longwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Longwood is located in Pettis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Ray County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Rockingham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rockingham is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Hardin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hardin is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
- Morton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Morton is located in Ray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Saline County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Miami
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fairville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Malta Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Pass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Slater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Little Osage Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Little Osage Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Osage Village
- Marshall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Leonard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Leonard is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Leonard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Salt Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Salt Springs is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
- Gilliam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Blackburn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cretcher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cretcher is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cretcher
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Rock, see our County-by-County Page for White Rock.
Cemeteries Near White Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Rock.
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 Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Elder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Miami Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dewitt Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wakenda Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wharton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willis Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (165 more) ...
- Malta Bend Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McCullough Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Miami
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- De Witt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Wakenda
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wakenda is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakenda
- Fairville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
- Standish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Standish is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standish
- Bosworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bosworth is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Blosser ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blosser is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blosser
- Malta Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stanhope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stanhope is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Brunswick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grand Pass
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Pass is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Pass
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Norton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Triplett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Snyder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Rock.
Newspapers Published in White Rock ...
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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Rock, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Rock.
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 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 Rock:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chariton County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Lafayette County
- Linn County
- Livingston County
- Pettis County
- Ray County
- Saline County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Rock, 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 Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |