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 Whitehouse (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 Whitehouse. 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 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.
Whitehouse is located in Hickman 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 Hickman County: Dickson, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury, Perry & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Whitehouse. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whitehouse:
- Hickman County (The home county of Whitehouse)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Salt Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Only
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Whitfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lyles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wrigley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Graytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Bon Aqua Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Tottys Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Hornertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Pleasantville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Brevards Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Coxburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Wildlife Cove Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chaseville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Camden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Bell Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Kingston Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Sugar Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Jeannette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Tennessee City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Abiff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Dickson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Pond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Tidwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Burns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Spencers Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Vanleer
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Charlotte
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- White Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Magnolia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Erin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tennessee Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Grandmother Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Bethpage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Hurricane Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- McEwen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Pigeon Roost
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Plant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hustburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Trinity
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- New Johnsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Halls Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Kimmins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Chartersville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Greenfield Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Fly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Williamsport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Hill Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Chapel Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Arkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Hampshire
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sawdust
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Santa Fe
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Lobelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beardstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Linden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Loriland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fernvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whitehouse, see our County-by-County Page for Whitehouse.
Cemeteries Near Whitehouse ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whitehouse.
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 Whitehouse - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whitehouse covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Thornton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tidwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Leathers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Coleman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilkens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Potter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pruett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Weatherspoon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (981 more) ...
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ladd 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.<2>
While we didn't find Whitehouse in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Whitehouse.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whitehouse, with the one closest to Whitehouse listed first.
- Only
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bold Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bold Spring is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Spring
- Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Pinewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pinewood is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Goodrich
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodrich is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Nunnelly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Graham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Whitfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Rodemer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rodemer is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodemer
- Hurricane Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tennessee City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- McEwen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lobelville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whitehouse. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitehouse.
Newspapers Published in Whitehouse ...
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 Whitehouse.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whitehouse, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whitehouse.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Whitehouse:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hickman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Cheatham County
- Decatur County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Lewis County
- Maury County
- Perry County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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 Whitehouse, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Whitehouse) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |