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Introduction ...

Although we found mention of White Plains during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how White Plains was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..

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 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 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 Hyde County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hyde County: Beaufort, Dare, Tyrrell & Washington.

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:

  • Hyde 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.
    • Nebraska
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
      • Nebraska is located in Hyde County
    • Last Chance
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
      • Last Chance is located in Hyde County
    • Lake Landing
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
      • Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
    • Engelhard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engelhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelhard
      • Engelhard is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engelhard <3>
    • Fairfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
    • Swan Quarter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Ocracoke
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocracoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocracoke
      • Ocracoke is located in Hyde County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocracoke <3>
    • Scranton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Scranton is located in Hyde County
    • Sladesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sladesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
      • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
    • Mount Olive
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
      • Mount Olive is located in Hyde County
  • Carteret County
    • Portsmouth Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Village
      • Portsmouth Village is located in Carteret County
  • Dare County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Stumpy Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stumpy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
      • Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
    • Hatteras
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatteras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatteras
      • Hatteras is located in Dare County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatteras <3>
    • Buffalo City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
      • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
    • Frisco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frisco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Dare County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frisco <3>
    • Avon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Avon is located in Dare County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
    • Buxton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
      • Buxton is located in Dare County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buxton <3>
  • Tyrrell County
    • New Lands
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lands
      • New Lands is located in Tyrrell County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Plains, see our County-by-County Page for 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 7 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 23 miles [37 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 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:

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.

  • Fulford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulford Cemetery
  • Soule Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soule Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soule Cemetery
  • Donald Farm Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donald Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donald Farm Cemetery
  • British Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the British Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the British Cemetery
  • Ocracoke Community Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Shiloh Church Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Church Cemetery
  • Community Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
  • Babb - Dixon Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babb - Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babb - Dixon Cemetery

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.<6>

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.

  • Middletown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Hyde County
  • Lake Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Landing
    • Lake Landing is located in Hyde County
  • Engelhard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engelhard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engelhard
    • Engelhard is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engelhard <3>
  • Fairfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <3>
  • Swan Quarter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Gum Neck
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Neck
    • Gum Neck is located in Tyrrell County
  • Ocracoke
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocracoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocracoke
    • Ocracoke is located in Hyde County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocracoke <3>
  • Stumpy Point
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stumpy Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumpy Point
    • Stumpy Point is located in Dare County
  • Scranton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
    • Scranton is located in Hyde County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hatteras
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatteras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatteras
      • Hatteras is located in Dare County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatteras <3>
    • Sladesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sladesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sladesville
      • Sladesville is located in Hyde County
    • Portsmouth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
      • Portsmouth is located in Carteret County
    • Buffalo City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
      • Buffalo City is located in Dare County
    • Leechville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leechville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechville
      • Leechville is located in Beaufort County
    • Makleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Makleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makleyville
      • Makleyville is located in Hyde 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.

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past White Plains and then turned west". While White Plains could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added White Plains as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that White Plains could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.

Just in case there has been confusion between counties, we found that there are 2 North Carolina communities also named White Plains. While this community is located in Hyde County, the others are located in the following counties: Cleveland and Surry. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Plains.
<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>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- White Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4516, Longitude: -76.0294       In this case, the coordinates for White Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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