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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
White Plains is located in Anderson County.
To see how the shape of South 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 Anderson County: Elbert (GA), Hart (GA), Abbeville, Greenville, Laurens, Oconee & Pickens.
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:
- Anderson 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.
- West Pelzer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Piedmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pelzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powderville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Belton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Anderson Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Northlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Village
- Sandy Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- La France
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centerville Terrace Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Abbeville County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Honea Path
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donalds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Due West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Level Land
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Level Land is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
- Ware Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Antreville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Antreville is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antreville
- Lake Secession
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Secession is located in Abbeville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Secession
- Greenville County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Golden Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Gantt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Lickville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Pine Hill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Welcome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- White Horse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Conestee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Judson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Fork Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Parker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- City View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Laurens County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Green Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Princeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Gray Court
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ekom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Mount Gallagher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Gallagher is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gallagher
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Oconee County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Newry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Utica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Utica is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Seneca
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Richland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fair Play
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakway is located in Oconee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakway
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Union
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Walhalla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Easley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arial
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arial is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arial
- Norris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Central
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Isaqueena Village is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaqueena Village
- Pickens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clemson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dacusville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dacusville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacusville
- Six Mile
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Knob ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Knob is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
- Nine Times
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Spartanburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Crescent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Green Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Reidville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodruff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Duncan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside Village is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Village
- Lyman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Startex
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wellford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hart County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
- Crawfords Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crawfords Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfords Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 473 people
- Cooleys Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 529 people
- Dooleys Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dooleys Ferry is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleys Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 136 people
- Reed Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Reed Creek is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek
- Maretts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maretts is located in Hart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maretts
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.
- Bethel Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beulah Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Anderson.
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193564 <2>
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pine Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Reheboth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Williamston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (397 more) ...
- Pickens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitefield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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 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.
- Piercetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Piercetown is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercetown
- Williamston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pelzer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Woodville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Belton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Toney Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Toney Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Creek
- Easley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lickville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- White Horse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fork Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Mauldin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 14 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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3>. 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 begin 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 South Carolina
- Pages specific to Anderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Abbeville County
- Greenville County
- Laurens County
- Oconee County
- Pickens County
- Spartanburg County
- Hart County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for South 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- White Plains) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 White Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |