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 Whites Corner (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 Whites Corner. 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.
Name Variations for Whites Corner ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Whites Corner: Whites Cor. (or less commonly used: Whites Crn.)
- While the name of this community is Whites Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Whites Corner may originally have been White's Corner.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Whites Corner might be written as White Corner.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Whites Corner. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whites Corner.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and hospitals 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.
Whites Corner is located in Greene County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greene County: Clark, Clinton, Fayette, Madison, Montgomery & Warren.
Below are the counties that are near Whites Corner. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whites Corner:
- Greene County (The home county of Whites Corner)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Bellbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beavercreek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Trebein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Xenia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pinewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Fairborn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilberforce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Jasper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Yellow Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Cedarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Poast Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Poast Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town
- Poast Town Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Poast Town Heights is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poast Town Heights
- Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- South Middletown is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middletown
- Astoria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Astoria is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
- Miltonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonville
- Trenton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Kyles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Taylor Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Village is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Village
- Jacksonburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Rockdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Champaign County
- Christiansburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Holiday Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Valley is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Valley
- Crystal Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Crystal Lakes is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lakes
- Park Layne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Park Layne is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Layne
- Enon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- New Carlisle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Donnelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Donnelsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Green Hedges
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Limestone City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Cortsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- Shawnee Acres
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- Dodo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Dodo is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodo
- Kenwood Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Clermont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Loveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Branch Hill is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Hill
- Epworth Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Epworth Heights is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Heights
- Moores Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moores Fork is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Fork
- Mount Repose
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Repose is located in Clermont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Repose
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- New Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- North Kingman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Clarksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Port William
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Wilmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Blanchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Midland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Morrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Martinsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Westboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westboro is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Sabina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lees Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- Darke County
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Octa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Milledgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Jeffersonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Loveland Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Loveland Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland Park
- Highpoint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Remington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Remington is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Evendale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sharonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison County
- South Solon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Miami County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Ginghamsburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ginghamsburg is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginghamsburg
- Tipp City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Alcony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Kessler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kessler is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- West Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Potsdam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Potsdam is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Casstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Troy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Laura
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kettering
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Gem City Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Moraine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Miamisburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Riverside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Frytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Riverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Preble County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Ingomar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ingomar is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Gratis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- West Alexandria
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- West Elkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lewisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Euphemia is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euphemia
- Verona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Eaton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Lakengren is located in Preble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lakengren
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Kenricksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Corwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Springboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Hunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Greentree Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greentree Corners is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Corners
- Hageman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hageman is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hageman
- Morrow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Williams County
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whites Corner, see our County-by-County Page for Whites Corner.
Cemeteries Near Whites Corner ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whites Corner.
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 Whites Corner - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whites Corner covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Sears Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fallis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Centerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bellbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Huston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Centerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Himes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbourne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beavertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown Cemetery
- The Beavertown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Cemetery
- Ewry Cemetery
- Stutsman Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- The Rehoboth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehoboth Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42870 <3>
- Continue List (529 more) ...
- Middle Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shoup Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Whites Corner in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whites Corner.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whites Corner, with the one closest to Whites Corner listed first.
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bellbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lytle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lytle is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roxanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxanna is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Zimmerman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zimmerman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Waynesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- West Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Springboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Trebein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Dayton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whites Corner. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whites Corner.
Newspapers Published in Whites Corner ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whites Corner.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whites Corner, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whites Corner.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Whites Corner:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Greene County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Butler County
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clermont County
- Clinton County
- Darke County
- Fayette County
- Hamilton County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Preble County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Williams County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Whites Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whites Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |