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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about White House. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added White House to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with White House, 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 White House (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 House. 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 doctors and hospitals 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 White House is historic, it would have been located within present day Clarke County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clarke County: Choctaw (AL), Jasper, Lauderdale & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near White House. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White House:
- Clarke County (The home county of White House)
- The following are listed by their distance from White House, with the one closest to White House listed first.
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Pachuta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Quitman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- De Soto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Gin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Junction City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Shubuta
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Jasper County
- The following are listed by their distance from White House, with the one closest to White House listed first.
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Orange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Penantly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Garlandsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Garlandsville is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garlandsville
- Vossburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gridley is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Kelona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Stafford Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Ras
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ras is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McNeal is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
- Jones County
- Sandersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Kemper County
- Rio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from White House, with the one closest to White House listed first.
- Lost Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Meridian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Increase
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Nellieburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Hookston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
- Suqualena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Suqualena is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suqualena
- Vimville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Russell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Whynot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Bailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Collinsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lockhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from White House, with the one closest to White House listed first.
- Chunky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Six Towns ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Six Towns is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
- Pine Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Bluff is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
- Stamper ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stamper is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamper
- Wayne County
- Matherville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Choctaw County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from White House, with the one closest to White House listed first.
- Pushmataha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Melvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Okatuppa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Sumter County (AL)
- Cuba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White House, see our County-by-County Page for White House.
Cemeteries Near White House ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White House.
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 House - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White House covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White House, with the one closest to White House listed first.
- Enterprise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kramer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Alday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stonewall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Stonewall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63049 <4>
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chancellor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Meridian.
- The Goodwater Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goodwater Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59530 <4>
- Little Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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.
While we didn't find White House in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White House.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White House, with the one closest to White House listed first.
- Enterprise
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Roy is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Pachuta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Lost Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graham is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Quitman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penantly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Barnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Meridian
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hickory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- De Soto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Energy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Energy is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White House. See our List of 1890's Communities around White House.
Newspapers Published in White House ...
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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around White House.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White House, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White House.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 White House:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Clarke County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jasper County
- Jones County
- Kemper County
- Lauderdale County
- Newton County
- Wayne County
- Choctaw County
- Sumter County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 White House, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White House) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |