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 White Rock (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 Rock. 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 White Rock ...
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: Whiterock.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named White Rock. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Rock.
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 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 Rock is located in Fannin 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 Fannin County: Bryan (OK), Collin, Delta, Grayson, Hunt & Lamar.
Below are the counties that are near White Rock. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to White Rock:
- Fannin County (The home county of White Rock)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Honey Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dial
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Allen Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allen Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Allens Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
- Windom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ladonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Carson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carson is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Hail
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Dodd City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gober
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delta County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Ben Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jot-Em-Down
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jot-Em-Down is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jot-Em-Down
- Jot-Em-Down has also been known as:
- Mohegan
- Muddig Prairie
- Enloe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Needmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Lake Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Peerless
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Peerless is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
- Posey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Posey is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Tira
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tira is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Birthright
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Birthright is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birthright
- Ridgeway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Nelta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nelta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelta
- Cumby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dike
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Yowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Yowell is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
- Jardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jardin is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
- Fairlie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlie is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
- Wolfe City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Aberfoyle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberfoyle
- Commerce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Sulphur
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- South Sulphur is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sulphur
- White Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Neylandville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Neylandville is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Jacobia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobia is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobia
- Celeste
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Petty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- High
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Roxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ambia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Howland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Atlas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Toco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Toco is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Broadway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
- Gadston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gadston is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadston
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Sumner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Wade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wade is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Yuba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Albany
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yarnaby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to White Rock, see our County-by-County Page for White Rock.
Cemeteries Near White Rock ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of White Rock.
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 Rock - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for White Rock covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McGalasson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Broyles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whittenburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Denton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rocky Ford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Roxton.
- The Rocky Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rockyford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6436 <2>
- Gaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lyday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Restland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Restland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Restland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Roxton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6337 <2>
- Arkansas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (209 more) ...
- Giles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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>
While we didn't find White Rock in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of White Rock.
These communities are listed based on their distance from White Rock, with the one closest to White Rock listed first.
- Noble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Petty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dial
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- High
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Ben Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roxton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pecan Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brookston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Windom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ambia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Selfs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Selfs is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Maxey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
- Ladonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around White Rock. See our List of 1890's Communities around White Rock.
Newspapers Published in White Rock ...
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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around White Rock.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of White Rock, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for White Rock.
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 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 Rock:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Fannin County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Delta County
- Hopkins County
- Hunt County
- Lamar County
- Bryan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 White Rock, 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 from Point A (ie- White Rock) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |