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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 Whitehaven (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 Whitehaven. 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 Whitehaven ...

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.

Another variation: White Haven.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Whitehaven. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whitehaven.

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 northeast 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 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.

Whitehaven is located in Shelby County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County: Crittenden (AR), DeSoto (MS), Marshall (MS), Fayette & Tipton.

Below are the counties that are near Whitehaven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitehaven:

  • Shelby County     (The home county of Whitehaven)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehaven, with the one closest to Whitehaven listed first.
    • Oakville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Capleville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Capleville is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
    • Parkway Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Parkway Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
    • Hunt Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Hunt Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Village
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,234 people
    • Memphis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Village is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Binghampton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Binghampton is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton
    • Germantown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Forest Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Forest Hill is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
    • Bailey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bailey is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Woodstock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodstock is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Cordova
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
      • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehaven, with the one closest to Whitehaven listed first.
    • Piperton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Piperton is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
    • Canadaville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Canadaville is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadaville
    • Elba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Elba is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Rossville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • New Bethel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • New Bethel is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
    • Hickory Withe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
  • Tipton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehaven, with the one closest to Whitehaven listed first.
    • Wilkinsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wilkinsville is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsville
    • Corona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Corona is located in Tipton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Drummonds
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Atoka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crittenden County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehaven, with the one closest to Whitehaven listed first.
    • Hulbert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hulbert is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
    • Amanca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Amanca is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
    • Mound City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mound City is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • West Memphis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinckney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Pinckney is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
    • Marion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
    • Sunset
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Edmondson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Edmondson is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
    • Horseshoe Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • Seyppel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Seyppel is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
    • Anthonyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • James Mill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • James Mill is located in Crittenden County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
    • Proctor
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Lee County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehaven, with the one closest to Whitehaven listed first.
    • Peters
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Peters is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
    • Bledsoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bledsoe is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
    • Winona ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Winona is located in Lee County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Saint Francis County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehaven, with the one closest to Whitehaven listed first.
    • Hughes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <1>
    • Heth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • DeSoto County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehaven, with the one closest to Whitehaven listed first.
    • Horn Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • De Soto Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
    • Southaven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lynchburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Aldens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Aldens is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
    • Southhaven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
    • Walls
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
      • Former name for Walls:
      • Alpika
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
    • Nesbit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Glover
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
    • Olive Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Norfolk
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
    • Bright
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bright is located in DeSoto County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
    • Lake Cormorant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehaven, with the one closest to Whitehaven listed first.
    • Barton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Barton is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
    • Byhalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Byhalia is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byhalia <1>
    • Cayce
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cayce is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
    • Victoria
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Victoria is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Taska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Taska is located in Marshall County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
    • Mount Pleasant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Red Banks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tate County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehaven, with the one closest to Whitehaven listed first.
    • Arkabutla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Arkabutla is located in Tate County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
    • Coldwater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Antioch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Antioch is located in Tate County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
    • Poagville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Poagville is located in Tate County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
    • New Town
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • New Town is located in Tate County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Senatobia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Tunica County (MS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Whitehaven, with the one closest to Whitehaven listed first.
    • Banks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
    • North Tunica
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • North Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tunica
    • Mhoon Landing ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mhoon Landing is located in Tunica County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoon Landing
    • Tunica
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tunica is located in Tunica County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 823 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <1>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitehaven, see our County-by-County Page for Whitehaven.

Cemeteries Near Whitehaven ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitehaven.

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 Whitehaven - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitehaven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitehaven, with the one closest to Whitehaven listed first.

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Whitehaven had a population of 74 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

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

  • Horn Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Plum Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Plum Point is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Oakville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Bellevue
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellevue is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Lake View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake View is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Buntyn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Buntyn is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buntyn
  • Capleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Capleville is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
  • Walls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
    • Former name for Walls:
    • Alpika
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <1>
  • Days
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Days is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days
  • Memphis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hopefield ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hopefield is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopefield
  • Glover
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Nesbit
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Berclair
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Berclair is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berclair
    • Olive Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitehaven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitehaven.

Newspapers Published in Whitehaven ...

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 234 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitehaven.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitehaven, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitehaven.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Whitehaven:

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 Whitehaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Whitehaven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.