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White County, Arkansas

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—newspaper titles
—digitized titles
187historic places
—earliest paper
1835formed
76,822pop. 2020
53cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 187 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1974. Most listings are in or near Searcy, Beebe, Bald Knob.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Arkansas is not yet loaded on this site. Browse White titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

175 of 187 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

187 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Abington, William Thomas, HouseBeebeBuilding1992
Ackins HouseFloydBuilding1992
American Legion HallSearcyBuilding1991
Andrews, Col. Ralph, HouseBeebeBuilding1991
Baldock HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Bank of SearcySearcyBuilding1991
Beebe JailBeebeBuilding1991
Beebe Railroad StationBeebeBuilding1979
Beebe TheaterBeebeBuilding1991
Bell HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Berry HouseBeebeBuilding1991
Big Four SchoolProvidenceBuilding1992
Black, Benjamin Clayton, HouseSearcyBuilding1974
Bloom HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Blunt House Livestock BarnMidwayBuilding1992
Boggs, James William, HousePangburnBuilding1991
Bone, Luke, Grocery-Boarding HouseBald KnobBuilding1991
Booth, Green, HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Booth-Weir HouseMcRaeBuilding1991
Bradford City Hall-Byers Masonic LodgeBradfordBuilding1999
Brooks HouseSearcyBuilding1992
Brown HouseBald KnobBuilding1991
Brown, Joe, House and FarmsteadLittle RedBuilding1991
Burnett HouseSearcyBuilding1992
Caldwell HouseMcRaeBuilding1991
Campbell-Chrisp HouseBald KnobBuilding1991
Carmichael, Leslie and Anamiece, HouseSearcyBuilding2022
Cary HousePangburnBuilding1992
Chandler HouseStevens CreekBuilding1992
Childers FarmsteadMcRaeBuilding1992
Churchill-Hilger HousePangburnBuilding1991
Cobb, Pattie, HallSearcyBuilding1991
Collison HouseBald KnobBuilding2008
Cooley, Sam, BarnBald KnobBuilding1992
Critz, Col. John, Farm, SpringhouseCenter HillStructure1992
Cumberland Presbyterian ChurchSearcyBuilding1992
Cypert, Jesse N., Law OfficeSearcyBuilding1992
Darden-Gifford HouseRosebudBuilding1976
Deener HouseSearcyBuilding1982
Department of Labor Employment Security Division OfficeSearcyBuilding2022
Doniphan Lumber Mill Historic DistrictDoniphanDistrict1991
Doyle, David, House No. 2El PasoBuilding1991
Edie, James W., HouseJudsoniaBuilding1991
El Paso BankEl PasoBuilding1991
Elm Street HouseBald KnobBuilding1991
Emmer, Joe, HouseHolly SpringsBuilding1992
First United Methodist ChurchSearcyBuilding1992
Floyd Cotton GinFloydBuilding1992
Fox Motel HouseBald KnobBuilding1992
Fredonia Cemetery Historic SectionStevens CreekSite2007
Freeman, Wood, House No. 1SearcyBuilding1991
Freeman, Wood, House No. 2SearcyBuilding1991
Frizell, Dr., HouseBradfordBuilding1992
Garrard, Lizzie, HouseBeebeBuilding1991
Gooden, Milt, HouseBald KnobBuilding1992
Grand Army of the Republic MemorialJudsoniaObject1996
Gravel Hill Baptist ChurchGravel HillBuilding1992
Gray HouseCrosbyBuilding1992
Gray, Louis, Homestead, BarnPlainviewBuilding1992
Gray, Rufus, HousePangburnBuilding1991
Gray-Kincaid HouseCrosbyBuilding1992
Griffithville SchoolGriffithvilleBuilding1992
Hale, Thomas Jefferson, General Merchandise StoreVinity CornerBuilding1992
Hall, Fred, HouseKensettBuilding1991
Hammond, Mary Alice, HouseSearcyBuilding1992
Harper, Roy, HouseRomanceBuilding1992
Hartsell, Morris, FarmsteadSteprockBuilding1991
Hassell HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Hays, Brady, HomesteadDenmarkBuilding1991
Henson, Alfred W., HouseJudsoniaBuilding1986
Hickmon, Marshall, HomesteadBradfordBuilding1992
Hickmon, U. L., Hardware StoreBradfordBuilding1991
Hicks-Dugan-Deener HouseSearcyBuilding1985
Hilger, Louis N., Homestead, Livestock BarnProvidenceBuilding1992
Hill FarmBeebeBuilding1992
Hoag HouseJudsoniaBuilding1992
Holly Grove SchoolStevens CreekBuilding1992
Hoofman Farmstead BarnSearcyBuilding1992
Hoofman, Arthur W., HouseSearcyBuilding1992
Hoofman, Tobe, FarmsteadProvidenceBuilding1992
Hopewell District No. 45 SchoolHopewellBuilding1992
Hunt HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Hunt, Thomas, HousePlainviewBuilding1992
Hutchinson, L. D., HouseFloydBuilding1992
James, Dr., HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Jameson-Richards CafeBald KnobBuilding1991
Jameson-Richards Gas StationBald KnobBuilding1991
Joiner HouseSearcyBuilding1992
Jones, Mark P., HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Judsonia BridgeJudsoniaStructure1990
Judsonia Community Building Historic DistrictJudsoniaDistrict1991
Kelly, C. D., HouseJudsoniaBuilding1991
Kerr-Booth HouseSearcyBuilding2006
Kimbrough, S. A., HouseBeebeBuilding1991
Klotz, Henry W., Sr., Service StationRussellBuilding1991
Klotz, Henry, Sr., HouseRussellBuilding1992
Larned, Capt., HouseJudsoniaBuilding1992
Lattimer HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Laws-Jarvis HouseBeebeBuilding1992
Lea, Harvey, HouseRussellBuilding1992
Leggett HouseLittle RedBuilding1992
Letona HotelLetonaBuilding1991
Lightle HouseSearcyBuilding1982
Lightle HouseSearcyBuilding1992
Lightle, Ben, HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Lightle, William H., HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Little, Jim, HouseBradfordBuilding1991
Livestock and Equipment Barn, Glenn HomesteadPangburnBuilding1992
Lone Star SchoolLone StarBuilding1992
Lovell, Dr., HouseBradfordBuilding1992
Maddox, E. D., Farm Chicken HouseRosebudBuilding1992
Marsh, Walter, HousePangburnBuilding1991
Marsh, Wesley, HouseLetonaBuilding1992
Martindale Corn CribLetonaStructure1992
Mason HouseBradfordBuilding1992
Mayfair HotelSearcyBuilding1991
McAdams HousePangburnBuilding1991
McAdams, Dr., HousePangburnBuilding1991
McDonald, Emmett, HouseMcRaeBuilding1992
McRae JailMcRaeBuilding1992
Methodist Episcopal Church, SouthBald KnobBuilding1992
Miller, Emmett, HousePlainviewBuilding1992
Mills HouseKensettBuilding1991
Missouri Pacific Railway Caboose #928Bald KnobStructure2011
Missouri-Pacific DepotBald KnobBuilding1992
Moody HouseBald KnobBuilding1992
Morris HouseBradfordBuilding1978
Morris Institute Dairy BarnCrosbyBuilding1992
Mount Olive-Bedford Chapel CemeteryMt. VernonSite2019
Neaville, J. A., HouseGriffithvilleBuilding1992
New Mt. Pisgah SchoolNew Mt. PisgahBuilding1992
Nimmo ClubhouseNimmoBuilding1992
O'Neal, Howard, BarnRussellBuilding1992
Pangburn, Austin, HousePangburnBuilding1991
Paschall HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Patman HousePangburnBuilding1991
Pence-Carmichael Farm, Barn and Root CellarRomanceBuilding1992
Plummer HouseBeebeBuilding1992
Powell Clothing StoreBeebeBuilding1991
Prince HouseVelvet RidgeBuilding1992
Ransom, Edward, Farmstead, Livestock and Equipment BarnMidwayBuilding1992
Ray, Sam, HouseClayBuilding1992
Rhew, J. C., Co. Packing ShedProvidenceBuilding1992
Rialto TheaterSearcyBuilding1991
Robertson DrugstoreSearcyBuilding1991
Robertson HouseKensettBuilding1991
Rock BuildingPlainviewBuilding1992
Russell JailRussellBuilding1992
Scott-Davis HouseRomanceBuilding1992
Searcy Commercial Historic DistrictSearcyDistrict2024
Searcy Confederate MonumentSearcyObject1996
Searcy Post OfficeSearcyBuilding1992
Sellers HouseBeebeBuilding1991
Shue HouseBeebeBuilding1991
Shutter, John, HousePangburnBuilding1991
Simpson, Stanley, Farmstead Picking ShedProvidenceStructure1991
Smith HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Smith, A. J., HouseGriffithvilleBuilding1991
Smyrna Methodist ChurchCenter HillBuilding1992
Snipes, Dr. Emmett, HouseSearcyBuilding1991
St. Richard's Catholic ChurchBald KnobBuilding1992
Staggs-Huffaker BuildingBeebeBuilding1991
Stipe Cotton GinBeebeBuilding1992
Storm Cellar, William Howell HouseClayBuilding1992
Thomas HouseFourmile HillBuilding1992
Thompson HouseStevens CreekBuilding1992
Thrasher, John, HomesteadMidwayBuilding1992
Titan II ICBM Launch Complex 373-5 SiteCenter HillSite2000
Titus HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Trinity Episcopal ChurchSearcyBuilding1992
Walker Homestead Historic DistrictGarnerDistrict1992
Walker, Otha, HomesteadWest PointBuilding1992
Ward-Stout HouseBradfordBuilding1991
Watkins HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Watkins, Tom, HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Watson, William Henry, HomesteadDenmarkBuilding1992
Weber HouseRussellBuilding1991
Whisinant, Albert, HouseMountain HomeBuilding1992
White County CourthouseSearcyBuilding1977
Wilburn HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Williams HouseSearcyBuilding1992
Williams, Arthur, Homestead, Feed Storage ShedBradfordBuilding1992
Wood, Jack, HouseJudsoniaBuilding1989
Woodson, Arthur W., HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Woodson, Dalton, HouseSearcyBuilding1991
Wright, Avanell, HousePangburnBuilding1991
Wright, Jim, Farmstead Historic DistrictBald KnobDistrict1991

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

White was formed in 1835 (1835-12-01) from Independence, Jackson, Pulaski.

WHITE created by Arkansas Territory from INDEPENDENCE, JACKSON, and PULASKI. Act passed 23 Oct 1835; took effect 1 Dec 1835.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

White County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).

77k39k9291840188019201930196020002020
18401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
9298,31617,79424,86434,60337,17638,04032,74550,83567,16576,822

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

53 cemeteries and 19 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 53 of 53 listed
NameLatLon
Belcher Cemetery35.07897-91.59679
Blasingame Cemetery35.14508-92.07764
Bolden Cemetery35.33516-91.56516
Carter Cemetery35.38202-91.49457
Cheek Cemetery35.0773-91.76124
Crow Cemetery35.23912-91.65404
Dogwood Cemetery35.08925-91.65902
Dogwood Cemetery35.0873-91.65624
Evergreen Cemetery35.27819-91.64029
Faulkner Cemetery35.43492-91.83182
Gilbert Cemetery35.36397-91.51624
Goad Cemetery35.50452-91.58291
Goodman Cemetery35.14369-91.70041
Gray Cemetery35.23813-91.98736
Griffin Cemetery35.07342-91.59485
Grizzard Cemetery35.10452-92.08181
Gum Springs Cemetery35.22425-91.75013
Hammons Chapel Cemetery35.1673-92.06653
Heard Cemetery35.42591-91.4804
Henderson Cemetery35.43063-91.82264
Holly Grove Cemetery35.3848-91.62624
Holly Springs Cemetery35.33091-91.74263
Howell Cemetery35.38702-91.77263
Knox Cemetery35.26278-91.73313
Leggett Cemetery35.44674-91.72986
Lessenbery Cemetery35.21647-91.66263
Liberty Cemetery35.14036-91.68846
Massey Cemetery35.09036-92.02208
McKnight Cemetery35.4248-91.49596
Memorial Gardens Cemetery35.24215-91.69026
Moon Cemetery35.34091-92.1007
Morris Cemetery35.48313-91.62458
Nelson Cemetery35.13869-91.47679
New Hope Cemetery35.2948-91.79736
Oakgrove Cemetery35.254-91.73077
Oaklawn Cemetery35.25592-91.73073
Oliver Cemetery35.18869-92.10736
Philadelphia Cemetery35.45007-91.71763
Plant Cemetery35.37702-91.50096
Pleasant Grove Cemetery35.30036-91.56652
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery35.30369-91.93236
Prince Cemetery35.35304-91.58528
Quattlebaum Cemetery35.24674-91.97097
Riverside Cemetery35.21564-91.61902
Rose Bud Cemetery35.33285-92.09236
Saint Pauls Cemetery35.27786-91.85986
Shady Grove Cemetery35.31699-91.5791
Sidon Cemetery35.34508-91.95764
Smith Cemetery35.35869-91.4629
Starkey Cemetery35.28174-92.07542
Velvet Ridge Cemetery35.42008-91.57291
Walker Cemetery35.1223-91.69485
Weir Cemetery35.16591-91.8543
Historical populated places — 19 of 19
NameLatLon
Barber35.16481-91.52513
Bliss35.41342-91.62041
Brundige35.19036-91.90181
Clear Water35.34147-91.64264
Davenport35.49675-91.70931
Defiance35.10814-91.73264
Doyleville35.47452-91.74875
Egbert35.09037-91.64652
Ellen35.14342-91.5918
Essex35.10981-91.90098
Gum Springs35.20509-91.73764
Hedrick35.18759-91.70403
Hicksville35.09731-91.61819
Jarta35.20759-91.81931
Maddock35.48702-91.65514
Short35.3598-91.74042
Sunrise35.15509-91.99737
Turnip35.31814-92.00265
Wranes35.15925-91.51319

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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