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 Whiteville (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 Whiteville. 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 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.
Whiteville is located in Hardeman 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 Hardeman County: Alcorn (MS), Benton (MS), Tippah (MS), Chester, Fayette, Haywood, Madison & McNairy.
Below are the counties that are near Whiteville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Whiteville:
- Hardeman County (The home county of Whiteville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
- Vildo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Newcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Bolivar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Toone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Hickory Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Teague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Teague is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
- Hornsby
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Saulsbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Rogers Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Middleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Essary Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
- Silerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Silerton is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Deanburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Masseyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Montezuma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Crockett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
- Bells
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fruitvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
- Fayette Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fayette Corners is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Corners
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Feathers Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
- Williston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Williston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Grand Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- La Grange
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Forty Five
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Oakland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
- Macon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macon is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Moscow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hickory Withe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hickory Withe is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Withe
- Hancock County
- Keeling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Haywood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
- Eurekaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Hillville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Dancyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Ko Ko
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Woodland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Stanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Willow Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Brownsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wellwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Allens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Bradford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,017 people
- Lauderdale County
- Durhamville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
- Mercer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Denmark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parkburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- Huntersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Providence
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Malesus
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Pinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Lawrence
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
- Rose Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Bethel Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Finger
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Shelby County
- Arlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
- Gailor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gailor is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gailor
- Estimated population in 2014: 468 people
- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Estimated population in 2014: 671 people
- Gainesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gainesville is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Estimated population in 2014: 958 people
- Gift
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gift is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gift
- Estimated population in 2014: 378 people
- Mount Carmel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,453 people
- Clopton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clopton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
- Benton County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
- Michigan City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Canaan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Canaan is located in Benton County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Marshall County (MS)
- Slayden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Tippah County (MS)
- Walnut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Whiteville, see our County-by-County Page for Whiteville.
Cemeteries Near Whiteville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Whiteville.
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 Whiteville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Whiteville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
- Crowder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Norment Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Carnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bartlett Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Cauley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (485 more) ...
- Old Cauley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Whiteville had a population of 209 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Whiteville had a population of 4,449 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Whiteville, with the one closest to Whiteville listed first.
- Ina ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ina is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Cedar Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Chapel is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Chapel
- Newcastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- Vildo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vildo is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vildo
- Eurekaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Middleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Middleburg is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Bolivar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hatchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchie is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchie
- Hillville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Shandy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shandy is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shandy
- Dancyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Hickory Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Toone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Toone is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
- Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mercer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Whiteville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whiteville.
Newspapers Published in Whiteville ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Whiteville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Whiteville, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Whiteville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Whiteville:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hardeman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chester County
- Crockett County
- Fayette County
- Hancock County
- Haywood County
- Lauderdale County
- Madison County
- McNairy County
- Shelby County
- Tipton County
- Benton County
- Marshall County
- Tippah 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> | 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 Whiteville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Whiteville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |