White County, Tennessee
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 13 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Sparta, Key, Rock Island.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP6 of 13 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
13 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Creek Mound | Key | 1978 |
| Community Building | Sparta | 2002 |
| Great Falls Hydroelectric Station | Rock Island | 1990 |
| Indian Cave Petroglyphs (Additional Documentation) | Onward | 1978 |
| Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Section House | DeRossett | 2011 |
| Ravenscroft Mine | Sparta | 2015 |
| Sparta Electric Building | Sparta | 1993 |
| Sparta Hydroelectric Station | Sparta | 1990 |
| Sparta Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad Depot | Sparta | 1992 |
| Sparta Residential Historic District | Sparta | 1991 |
| Sparta Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase) | Sparta | 2019 |
| Sparta Rock House | Sparta | 1973 |
| Sperry-Smith House | Sparta | 1996 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBWhite was formed in 1806 (1806-09-11) from that part of JACKSON lying south of the Indian boundary, Walton Road.
WHITE created from that part of JACKSON lying south of the Indian boundary and Walton Road, and from all of Non-County Area 5.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusWhite County population from 1810 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1810 | 1820 | 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,028 | 8,701 | 10,747 | 9,381 | 11,176 | 14,157 | 15,701 | 15,983 | 16,204 | 15,577 | 19,567 | 23,102 | 27,351 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS80 cemeteries and 10 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 80 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Anderson Cemetery Number 02 |
| Arnold Cemetery |
| Baker Cemetery |
| Baker Cemetery |
| Baker Cemetery |
| Bethlehem Cemetery |
| Big Springs Cemetery |
| Black Oak Cemetery |
| Board Valley Cemetery |
| Bon Air Cemetery |
| Carter Cemetery |
| Cherry Creek Cemetery |
| Cherry Creek Cemetery |
| Chisam Cemetery |
| Cooke Cemetery |
| Cope Cemetery |
| Corinth Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Davis Cemetery |
| Dobbs Cemetery |
| Doyle Cemetery |
| Eastland Cemetery |
| Elrod Cemetery |
| Elrod Cemetery |
| France Cemetery |
| Frasers Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Grissom Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Hill Cemetery |
| Hitchcock Cemetery |
| Howell Cemetery |
| Hurd Cemetery |
| Hutchings Cemetery |
| Jericho Cemetery |
| Lance Cemetery |
| Liberty Cemetery |
| Lost Creek Cemetery |
| Mitchell Cemetery |
| Moore Cemetery |
| Mount Gilead Cemetery |
| Mount Pisgah Cemetery |
| Nash Cemetery |
| New Blue Springs Cemetery |
| New Hope Cemetery |
| O'Connor Cemetery |
| Oaklawn Memorial Cemetery |
| Old Blue Spring Cemetery |
| Old Bon Air Cemetery |
| Old Jericho Cemetery |
| Old Philadelphia Cemetery |
| Old Sparta Cemetery |
| Old Union Cemetery |
| Old Zion Cemetery |
| Parks Cemetery |
| Peeled Chestnut Cemetery |
| Plainview Cemetery |
| Pleasant Hill Cemetery |
| Plum Creek Cemetery |
| Pollard Cemetery |
| Potts Cemetery |
| Roberts Cemetery |
| Robinson Chapel Cemetery |
| Rose Cemetery |
| Shady Grove Cemetery |
| Simmons Cemetery |
| Simrell Cemetery |
| Skurlock Cemetery |
| Snodgrass Cemetery |
| Southern Cemetery |
| Spring Hill Cemetery |
| Stringtown Cemetery |
| Swindell Cemetery |
| Ward - Cashdollar Cemetery |
| Wesleys Chapel Cemetery |
| Wheeler Cemetery |
| Willhite Cemetery |
| Williams Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 10 of 10
| Name |
|---|
| Drop |
| Elijah |
| Foot |
| Grace |
| Heads |
| Methodist |
| Oliveville |
| Perilla |
| Pollard |
| Young |
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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