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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 Mound (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 Mound. 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 and doctors 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 Mound is located in Grayson County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grayson County: Bryan (OK), Love (OK), Marshall (OK), Collin, Cooke, Denton & Fannin.

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

  • Grayson County     (The home county of White Mound)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Mound, with the one closest to White Mound listed first.
    • Tom Bean
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Whiterock
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
    • Kentucky Town
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
    • Ida
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Ida is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Luella
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Luella is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
    • Cannon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Cannon is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
    • Howe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Howe is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
    • Tribune
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Tribune is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribune
    • Pilot Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
    • Bells
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bells is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
    • Sherman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorchester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Mound, with the one closest to White Mound listed first.
    • Van Alstyne
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sedalia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sedalia is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Mantua ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Mantua is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Anna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Anna is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
    • Westminster
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Weston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Valdasta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Valdasta is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdasta
    • Melissa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Blue Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Frognot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Frognot is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frognot
    • Altoga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Altoga is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoga
    • Roland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Mound, with the one closest to White Mound listed first.
    • Bloomfield
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Lake Kiowa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Burns City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
  • Denton County
    • Pilot Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Fannin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Mound, with the one closest to White Mound listed first.
    • Whitewright
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Orangeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Savoy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ector
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Randolph
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Edhube
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Edhube is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
    • Leonard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravenna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mulberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Bailey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Hunt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Mound, with the one closest to White Mound listed first.
    • Celeste
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Merit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingston is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
    • Wolfe City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • White Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • White Rock is located in Hunt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Bryan County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from White Mound, with the one closest to White Mound listed first.
    • Hendrix
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Kemp
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Kemp is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <1>
    • Achille
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Cartwright
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Colbert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Colbert is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colbert <1>
    • Yarnaby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
    • Yuba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Platter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Calera
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Calera is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <1>
  • Marshall County (OK)
    • McBride
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride

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

Cemeteries Near White Mound ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Mound.

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

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

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

  • White Mound Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Worden Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Tom Bean.
    • The Harris Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Spurgeon Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2545617 <2>
  • Holloway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Van Alstyne.
  • Cedar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cemetery
    • The Cedar Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Old Cedar Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2798 <2>
  • Morris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Vittitoe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kentucky Town Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Batsell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batsell Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Batsell Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Whitewright.
    • The Batsell Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Batsell Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Pitman's Chapel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2266446 <2>
  • White Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Luella Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (322 more) ...
    • Cannon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Burleson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dumas 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that White Mound had a population of 163 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Tom Bean
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kentucky Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
  • Luella
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Luella is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luella
  • Ida
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Ida is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Cannon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cannon is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Howe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Howe is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
  • Whitewright
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Van Alstyne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pilot Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Pilot Grove is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Farmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmington is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Sedalia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sedalia is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
  • Bells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bells is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Elmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Elmont is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
    • Orangeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Savoy
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Mound. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Mound.

Newspapers Published in White Mound ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Mound.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Mound, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Mound.

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 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 White Mound:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Mound) 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 Mound, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.