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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 Whiting (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 Whiting. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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.

Whiting is located in Mississippi 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 Mississippi County: Alexander (IL), Ballard (KY), Carlisle (KY), Fulton (KY), Hickman (KY), New Madrid & Scott.

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

  • Mississippi County     (The home county of Whiting)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiting, with the one closest to Whiting listed first.
    • East Prairie
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Anniston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Anniston is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Pinhook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
      • Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
    • Thirtyfour Corner
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
    • Charleston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bertrand
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Wilson City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson City is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Greenfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
    • Wyatt
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Wyatt is located in Mississippi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • New Madrid County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiting, with the one closest to Whiting listed first.
    • Ogden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ogden is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • La Forge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Matthews
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sikeston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kewanee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • New Madrid
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Canalou
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Canalou is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canalou
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
    • Morehouse
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • North Lilbourn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • North Lilbourn is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lilbourn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
    • Howardville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Howardville is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Lilbourn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Catron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Catron is located in New Madrid County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiting, with the one closest to Whiting listed first.
    • Miner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Miner is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
    • Diehlstadt
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Blodgett
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Blodgett is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
    • Haywood City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Haywood City is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Crowder
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Morley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Morley is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Vanduser
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vanduser is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanduser
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
    • Benton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lambert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lambert is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
    • Commerce
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Oran
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oran is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <1>
    • New Hamburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stoddard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiting, with the one closest to Whiting listed first.
    • Baker
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Baker is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3 people
    • Grayridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
    • LaValle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Circle City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Circle City is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
    • Penermon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Penermon is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penermon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Guam ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Essex
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Essex is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
    • Bell City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Painton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Painton is located in Stoddard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painton
  • Alexander County (IL)
  • Pulaski County (IL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiting, with the one closest to Whiting listed first.
    • Mound City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Mounds
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Mounds is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
    • Villa Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Pulaski
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <1>
  • Ballard County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiting, with the one closest to Whiting listed first.
    • Wickliffe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Blandville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Blandville is located in Ballard County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Barlow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • La Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carlisle County (KY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiting, with the one closest to Whiting listed first.
    • Arlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Arlington is located in Carlisle County (KY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Bardwell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Milburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cunningham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Kirbyton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Fulton County (KY)
  • Hickman County (KY)
  • Lake County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiting, with the one closest to Whiting listed first.
    • New Markham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • New Markham is located in Lake County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
    • Proctor City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Proctor City is located in Lake County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor City
    • Tiptonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Sunkist Beach
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
      • Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
  • Obion County (TN)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whiting, with the one closest to Whiting listed first.
    • Woodland Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland Mills is located in Obion County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Samburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Whiting ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whiting.

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 Whiting - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Calhoun Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dogwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Barker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cooley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Armour Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cole Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wolf Island Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bloomfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Barnes Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (275 more) ...
    • Sugar Tree Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Boston Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Whiting had a post office and railroad service.

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

  • East Prairie
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Samos
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Samos is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samos
  • Henson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Henson is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
  • Wolf Island
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island
  • Bertrand
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bertrand is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Charleston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ogden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Ogden is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Crosno
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Crosno is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosno
  • La Forge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Diehlstadt
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Diehlstadt is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diehlstadt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Ristine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ristine is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ristine
  • Belmont
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in Whiting ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whiting.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whiting, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whiting.

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 helpful 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 Whiting:

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 Whiting, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Whiting) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.