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 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 Harrison County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harrison County: Hancock, Jackson & Stone.

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:

• Harrison 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.
  • D'Iberville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
    • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <2>
  • Coalville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Coalville is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket
  • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lorraine Community. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
    • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
  • Biloxi
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <2>
  • Beauvoir
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
    • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
  • Lyman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
    • Lyman is located in Harrison County
  • Wortham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wortham
    • Wortham is located in Harrison County
  • Saucier
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saucier
    • Saucier is located in Harrison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saucier <2>
  • Mississippi City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
    • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
  • North Gulfport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Gulfport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Gulfport
    • North Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Howison
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howison
    • Howison is located in Harrison County
  • Gulfport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
    • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <2>
• George County
  • Agricola
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
    • Agricola is located in George County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agricola <2>
• Hancock County
  • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
  • Diamondhead
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamondhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondhead
    • Diamondhead is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamondhead <2>
  • Necaise
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necaise
    • Necaise is located in Hancock County
  • Bay Saint Louis
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Saint Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Saint Louis
    • Bay Saint Louis is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,529 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Saint Louis <2>
• Jackson County
  • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
  • Latimer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Latimer is located in Jackson County
  • Saint Martin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
    • Saint Martin is located in Jackson County
  • Gulf Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hills
    • Gulf Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Ocean Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
    • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <2>
  • Vancleave
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleave
    • Vancleave is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancleave <2>
  • Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
    • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
  • Gulf Park Estates
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Park Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park Estates
    • Gulf Park Estates is located in Jackson County
  • Fountainebleau
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainebleau
    • Fountainebleau is located in Jackson County
  • Brewton ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brewton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewton
    • Brewton is located in Jackson County
    • Brewton has also been known as:
    • Brewer's Bluff
  • Hickory Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County
  • Martin Bluff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff
    • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County
  • Gautier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gautier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gautier
    • Gautier is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gautier <2>
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
• Stone County
  • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
  • McHenry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in Stone County
  • Wiggins
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
    • Wiggins is located in Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiggins <2>
  • Smith Town
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
    • Smith Town is located in Stone County

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.

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 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.

• White Plains Cemetery
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Plains Cemetery
• Krohn Cemetery
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krohn Cemetery
• Walden Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walden Cemetery
  • The Walden Cemetery has also been known as:
  • Delancey Cemetery
• Camellia Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camellia Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2274325 <4>
• Williams Cemetery
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
• Dink Lamey Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dink Lamey Cemetery
• New Fayard Methodist Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Fayard Methodist Cemetery
  • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Fayard Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Latimer.
  • The New Fayard Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
  • New Fayard United Methodist Church Cemetery
  • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160864 <4>
• Johnson - Bethel Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson - Bethel Cemetery
• Johnson Family Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Family Cemetery
• Ramsey Creek Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ramsey Creek Cemetery
• Blackwell Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwell Cemetery
• Jordan Cemetery
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
• Continue List   (219 more) ...
  • Cedar Lake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Lake Cemetery
    • The Cedar Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar Lake UMC Cemetery
    • Morris - Williams Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264197 <4>
  • Bibleway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bibleway Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Seymour Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seymour Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seymour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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.

• Wool Market
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
  • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market has also been known as:
  • Woolmarket
• Biloxi
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
  • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <2>
• Airey
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airey
  • Airey is located in Harrison County
• De Buys
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Buys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Buys
  • De Buys is located in Harrison County
• Beauvoir
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauvoir
  • Beauvoir is located in Harrison County
• Handsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handsboro
  • Handsboro is located in Harrison County
• Mississippi City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mississippi City
  • Mississippi City is located in Harrison County
• Ocean Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
  • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <2>
• Fort Bayou ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bayou
  • Fort Bayou is located in Jackson County
• Vancleave
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancleave
  • Vancleave is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vancleave <2>
• Gulfport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfport
  • Gulfport is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulfport <2>
• Long Beach
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <2>
• Continue List   (10 more) ...
  • Three Rivers
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
    • Three Rivers is located in Jackson County
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Americus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
  • Delisle
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delisle
    • Delisle is located in Harrison County

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 60 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 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. 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 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 Plains:

• Websites specific to Mississippi
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History

• Pages specific to Harrison County
  • Jump to Cyndi's List
  • Jump to Family Search
  • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Genealogy information for nearby counties
  • George County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Hancock County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Jackson County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails
  • Stone County
    • Jump to Cyndi's List
    • Jump to Family Search
    • Jump to Genealogy Trails

• Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Harrison County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Mississippi
  • Cemeteries of Harrison County

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/