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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Whitesville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Whitesville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whitesville, please Contact Us.

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 Whitesville (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 Whitesville. 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 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Whitesville is historic, it would have been located within present day Andrew County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Andrew County: Doniphan (KS), Buchanan, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt & Nodaway.

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

  • Andrew County     (The home county of Whitesville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesville, with the one closest to Whitesville listed first.
    • Rea
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
      • Rea is located in Andrew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Wyeth ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
      • Wyeth is located in Andrew County
    • Rosendale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
      • Rosendale is located in Andrew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosendale <3>
    • Bolckow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
      • Bolckow is located in Andrew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Helena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Andrew County
    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Andrew County
    • Savannah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Avenue City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenue City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
      • Avenue City is located in Andrew County
    • Cosby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cosby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
      • Cosby is located in Andrew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
    • Fillmore
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Andrew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
    • Amazonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amazonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
      • Amazonia is located in Andrew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Nodaway
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
      • Nodaway is located in Andrew County
    • Country Club
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
      • Country Club is located in Andrew County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesville, with the one closest to Whitesville listed first.
    • Saint Joseph
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Easton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
      • Easton is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
    • Saxton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
      • Saxton is located in Buchanan County
    • Matney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
      • Matney is located in Buchanan County
    • Agency
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Willow Brook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
      • Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
  • Clinton County
    • Starfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Starfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
      • Starfield is located in Clinton County
  • Daviess County
    • Alta Vista ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alta Vista. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
      • Alta Vista is located in Daviess County
  • DeKalb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesville, with the one closest to Whitesville listed first.
    • Union Star
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
      • Union Star is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Clarksdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
      • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
    • Fairport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
      • Fairport is located in DeKalb County
    • Amity
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Amity is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
    • Maysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Stewartsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
      • Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <3>
    • Santa Rosa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santa Rosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
      • Santa Rosa is located in DeKalb County
    • Weatherby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherby
      • Weatherby is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Osborn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
      • Osborn is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborn <3>
  • Gentry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesville, with the one closest to Whitesville listed first.
    • Island City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
      • Island City is located in Gentry County
    • King City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
      • King City is located in Gentry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <3>
    • Ford City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
      • Ford City is located in Gentry County
    • Stanberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanberry
      • Stanberry is located in Gentry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanberry <3>
    • Alanthus Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
      • Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County
    • Darlington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
      • Darlington is located in Gentry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Gentryville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentryville
      • Gentryville is located in Gentry County
    • Albany
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Gentry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
      • Gentry is located in Gentry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • McFall
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFall
      • McFall is located in Gentry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Holt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesville, with the one closest to Whitesville listed first.
    • New Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
      • New Point is located in Holt County
    • Maitland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
      • Maitland is located in Holt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Forbes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forbes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Holt County
    • Oregon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
      • Oregon is located in Holt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <3>
    • Forest City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
      • Forest City is located in Holt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <3>
    • Mound City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bigelow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Holt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Nodaway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesville, with the one closest to Whitesville listed first.
    • Guilford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
      • Guilford is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Barnard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
      • Barnard is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnard <3>
    • Conception
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clyde
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Conception Junction
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conception Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
      • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Arkoe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
      • Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Graham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Ravenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
      • Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
    • Maryville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
      • Maryville is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,530 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryville <3>
    • Skidmore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Orrsburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orrsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
      • Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
    • Parnell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <3>
    • Pickering
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickering have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
      • Pickering is located in Nodaway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesville, with the one closest to Whitesville listed first.
    • Oxford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Worth County
    • Worth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
      • Worth is located in Worth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Prohibition City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prohibition City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
      • Prohibition City is located in Worth County
  • Doniphan County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitesville, with the one closest to Whitesville listed first.
    • Elwood
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
    • Wathena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
      • Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <3>
    • Blair
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Palermo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Troy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
    • Fanning
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Sparks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Iowa Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
      • Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County (KS)

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

Cemeteries Near Whitesville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitesville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • McGlothlin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGlothlin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McGlothlin Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the northwest of Wyeth.
    • The McGlothlin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bowman Cemetery
    • McLaughlin Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987591 <6>
  • Flag Springs Cumberland Presbyterian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Empire Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bedford Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bedford Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bedford Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coffman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Groves Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Platte Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Platte Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Platte Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mize II Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bolckow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolckow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bolckow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Bolckow.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #240131 <6>
  • Weathermon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weathermon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weathermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kellogg Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kellogg Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kellogg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (233 more) ...
    • Union Star Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hammer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Meekers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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.

Whitesville itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Rea
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
    • Rea is located in Andrew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Flag Springs ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flag Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
    • Flag Springs is located in Andrew County
  • Cawood ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cawood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
    • Cawood is located in Andrew County
  • Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Prairie
    • Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County
  • Rosendale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
    • Rosendale is located in Andrew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosendale <3>
  • Bolckow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
    • Bolckow is located in Andrew County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Douglas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
    • Douglas is located in Gentry County
  • Guilford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
    • Guilford is located in Nodaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Union Star
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
    • Union Star is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Island City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
    • Island City is located in Gentry County
  • Barnard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Barnard is located in Nodaway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnard <3>
  • Savannah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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    • Rochester ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in Andrew County
    • Helena
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Andrew County
    • King City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
      • King City is located in Gentry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Whitesville ...

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 200 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitesville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Whitesville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Whitesville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Whitesville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Whitesville.

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 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 Whitesville:

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Whitesville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whitesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whitesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0611, Longitude: -94.7194       In this case, the coordinates for Whitesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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