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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 Chesterfield County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chesterfield County: Anson (NC), Richmond (NC), Union (NC), Darlington, Kershaw, Lancaster & Marlboro.

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:

  • Chesterfield County     (The home county of White Plains)
  • Chester County
  • Darlington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Pine Ridge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Prestwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwood Village
      • Prestwood Village is located in Darlington County
    • Greenplains ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
      • Greenplains is located in Darlington County
    • North Hartsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hartsville
      • North Hartsville is located in Darlington County
    • Hartsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kershaw County
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Union
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Primus
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oakhurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakhurst
      • From White Plains to Oakhurst
    • Heath Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Elgin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lancaster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lancaster Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County
    • Irwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
    • Bell Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
      • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
    • Caskey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caskey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Caskey
      • From White Plains to Caskey
  • York County
  • Anson County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Mineral Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Peachland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachland
      • Peachland is located in Anson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachland <1>
    • Polkton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Morven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • McFarlan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan
      • McFarlan is located in Anson County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Wadesboro
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Town
      • Sugar Town is located in Anson County (NC)
    • Burnsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lilesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mecklenburg County (NC)
    • Weddington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weddington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
      • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <1>
  • Union County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.
    • Trinity
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
    • Altan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Allens Crossroads
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rock Rest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jackson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Union County (NC)
    • Marshville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
      • Marshville is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshville <1>
    • Wingate
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
      • Wingate is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <1>
    • Carmel Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
      • Carmel Village is located in Union County (NC)
    • Jaars
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaars have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
      • Jaars is located in Union County (NC)
    • Monroe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,668 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
    • Mineral Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Union County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <1>
    • Waxhaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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 northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Plains Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Plains Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jefferson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Miller - Lowery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller - Lowery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller - Lowery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Five Fork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Fork Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pageland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pageland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pageland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fork Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fork Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fork Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Long Branch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blakeney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakeney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakeney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...
    • Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Greenlawn Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that White Plains had a population of 56 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from White Plains, with the one closest to White Plains listed first.

  • Jefferson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Taxahaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taxahaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taxahaw
    • Taxahaw is located in Lancaster County
  • Dudley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
    • Dudley is located in Chesterfield County
  • Tradesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
    • Tradesville is located in Lancaster County
  • Hornsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsboro
    • Hornsboro is located in Chesterfield County
  • Catarrh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catarrh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catarrh
    • Catarrh is located in Chesterfield County
  • Mount Croghan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Primus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ruby
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Long Pine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
    • Long Pine is located in Anson County (NC)
  • Altan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kershaw
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Oakhurst
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakhurst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in Lancaster County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oakhurst
      • From White Plains to Oakhurst
    • New Cut
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Cut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut
      • New Cut is located in Lancaster County
    • Pleasant Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

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 34 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 22 miles [35.4 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 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:

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 State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 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: 34.7070, Longitude: -80.4161    









 

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