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The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 27 newspaper titles published in White County, Illinois, with the earliest starting in 1851. 3 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 10 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Carmi, Maunie, New Haven.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
| Title | Place | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Huntington's Grayville Advertiser | Grayville | 1851–1899 |
| The Grayville Herald Digitized | Grayville | 1855–? |
| Grayville Weekly Herald Digitized | Grayville | 1856–? |
| The Grayville Herald Digitized | Grayville | 1858–? |
| Grayville Independent | Grayville | 1859–1919 |
| The Carmi Weekly Courier | Carmi | 1869–1881 |
| Carmi Weekly Times | Carmi | 1872–1879 |
| Enfield Journal | Enfield | 1874–1875 |
| Carmi Times | Carmi | 1879–1911 |
| District Advocate | Enfield | 1881–1999 |
| The Carmi Dollar Courier | Carmi | 1881–1883 |
| The Carmi Courier | Carmi | 1884–1898 |
| The Carmi Partisan | Carmi | 1885–1999 |
| The Grayville Mercury | Grayville | 1888–1919 |
| Crossville Gleaner | Crossville | 1897–1999 |
| The Maunie Gem | Maunie | 1904–1999 |
| The Carmi Times | Carmi | 1910–1910 |
| Carmi Tribune-Times | Carmi | 1911–1929 |
| The Crossville Courier | Crossville | 1912–1999 |
| Grayville Mercury-Independent | Grayville | 1919–1996 |
| Burnt Prairie Herald | Burnt Prairie | 1929–1929 |
| Carmi Democrat-Tribune | Carmi | 1929–1999 |
| Enfield Reporter | Enfield | 1929–1929 |
| The Crossville Journal | Crossville | 1929–1929 |
| Carmi Times | Carmi | 1950–? |
| Enfield News | Enfield | 1950–1999 |
| Enfield Express | Enfield | ?– |
Source: Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory. “Digitized” links lead to page images on Chronicling America.
Each bar is one title’s publication span. brown = digitized on Chronicling America Open-ended runs extend to today.
Digitized page-1 issues from papers published in White. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.
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“THE GRAYVILLE HERALD VU MANLEY GARRICK OjgKTOBB ICBLISHEBS AND POK5TOK8 Justice to all Men of all Creeds and all Parties TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION IS ADVANCE VOLUME to gi GRAYVILLE ILLINOISSATURDAY AUGUST…”
View at Library of CongressCourtesy Library of Congress, Chronicling America. Page images are hotlinked from loc.gov; generally public domain / no known restrictions (U.S. papers older than 95 years are public domain in their entirety; newer issues may contain some copyrighted third-party material). Rights & access.
No digitized front pages for White were found on today’s month/day in the sampled years. Try the sample front pages above, or browse Chronicling America.
7 of 10 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Bieker-Wilson Village Site | New Haven | 1978 |
| Carmi Chapter House | Carmi | 1980 |
| Gray, William W., House | Grayville | 1992 |
| Haas, L., Store | Carmi | 1994 |
| Hubele Mounds and Village Site | Maunie | 1978 |
| Old Morrison Mill | Burnt Prairie | 1984 |
| Ratcliff Inn | Carmi | 1973 |
| Robinson-Stewart House | Carmi | 1973 |
| Williams, James Robert, House | Carmi | 1987 |
| Wilson Mounds and Village Site | Maunie | 1977 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
White was formed in 1816 (1816-02-01) from Gallatin.
WHITE created by Illinois Territory from GALLATIN. Boundary with GALLATIN is estimated.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
White County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,828 | 7,919 | 12,403 | 23,087 | 25,386 | 20,081 | 20,027 | 20,935 | 19,373 | 17,864 | 15,371 | 13,877 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
74 cemeteries and 4 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
| Name |
|---|
| Absher Cemetery |
| Abshire Cemetery |
| Barth Cemetery |
| Bethel Cemetery |
| Big Prairie Cemetery |
| Borium Cemetery |
| Bowling Cemetery (historical) |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Bryant Cemetery |
| Calvin Cemetery |
| Centerville Cemetery |
| Cherry Cemetery |
| Cleveland Cemetery |
| Cravens Cemetery |
| Dawn of Ages Memorial Park |
| Ditney Ridge Cemetery |
| Ebenezer Cemetery |
| Enfield Village Cemetery |
| Epley Cemetery |
| Felty Cemetery |
| Garrison Family Cemetery |
| Green Cemetery |
| Hadden Cemetery |
| Hammack Cemetery |
| Hanna Cemetery |
| Herald Cemetery |
| Holderby Cemetery |
| Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Johnson Cemetery |
| Jones Family Cemetery |
| Kuykendall Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Little Zion Cemetery |
| Logan Family Cemetery |
| Maple Ridge Cemetery |
| Marshall Ferry Cemetery |
| McIntosh Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| Moore Cemetery |
| Mount Olive Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Newman Cemetery |
| North Maple Ridge Cemetery |
| Old Bethel Cemetery |
| Old Village Cemetery |
| Orange Grove Cemetery |
| Plainview Cemetery |
| Ralls Cemetery |
| Rebstock Cemetery |
| Reib Cemetery |
| Rice Cemetery |
| Riverside Cemetery |
| Saint Polycarp Cemetery |
| Salem Cemetery |
| Sandhill Cemetery |
| Saunders Cemetery |
| Seal Cemetery |
| Shipley Cemetery |
| Shrewsbury Cemetery |
| Springerton Cemetery |
| Sumpter Cemetery |
| The Old Graveyard |
| Union Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Union Ridge Cemetery |
| Walnut Grove Cemetery |
| Walter Cemetery |
| West Antioch Cemetery |
| White County Memorial Garden |
| Whiting Family Cemetery |
| Williams Family Cemetery |
| Young Cemetery |
| Name |
|---|
| Brownsport |
| Elm Grove |
| Harper |
| McIntosh Settlement |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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