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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
White Plains is located in Cleveland County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cleveland County: Burke, Gaston, Lincoln, Rutherford, Cherokee (SC) & York (SC).
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:
- Cleveland 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.
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Kings Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Light Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Stubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Patterson Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Briarwood Townhouses
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Camp Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Shoups Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Banoak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Plateau
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plateau is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Cooksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Blackburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Maiden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Providence Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
- Propst Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Rhoney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Duan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Duan is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
- Olivers Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
- Startown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Killian Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
- Advent Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Bessemer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tryon is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
- South Gastonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
- Cherryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dellview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Gastonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dallas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ranlo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
- Smyre
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smyre is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
- High Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
- Begonia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Begonia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
- Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Crouse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Crouse is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Lincolnton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hulls Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Boger City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boger City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
- Iron Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
- Vale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Henry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Laurel Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Machpelah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Lowesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Denver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Dixie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Paw Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
- Pinecrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Chateau Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
- Dalton Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
- Yorkmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
- Biddleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
- Pineville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
- Wilmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Six Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Ellenboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Caroleen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Caroleen is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caroleen
- Henrietta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Hollis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Washburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sandy Mush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sandy Mush is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Mush
- Alexander Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Bostic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Sunshine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Forest City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Blacksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Chesnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chester County (SC)
- Cabal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cabal is located in Chester County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Cowpens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <1>
- Mayo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Converse
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <1>
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Union County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Lockhart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- York County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Bowling Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zadok is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
- Smyrna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Filbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Filbert is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
- Hickory Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- York
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hopewell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Lake Wylie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blairsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Blairsville is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Newport is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Tega Cay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
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.
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 Plains - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- El Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bethlehem Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Christian Freedom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cherokee Street Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Long Branch First Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Grover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grover Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Grover.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47568 <2>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Archibald Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Hullender Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find White 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.
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Kings Mountain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Grover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Stubbs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Bessemer City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Waco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethany
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany is located in York County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blacksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
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 49 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 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 North Carolina
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Gaston County
- Lincoln County
- Mecklenburg County
- Rutherford County
- Cherokee County
- Chester County
- Spartanburg County
- Union County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about White Plains, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- White Plains) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |