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White CountyTennessee

White County is a county in Tennessee formed in 1806, with its seat in Sparta.

  • Founded1806
  • County seatSparta
  • Named forJohn White and James White
  • Land area377 sq mi + 2.8 sq mi water
  • Population27,351 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped17,401 checked 15 October 2026
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History

Formed in 1806 from Jackson County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

White County was created from Jackson County on September 11, 1806. The county was named after John White and James White. Between 1807 and 1842, White County underwent multiple boundary adjustments, including the creation of Warren, Bledsoe, Dekalb, Van Buren, and Putnam Counties from its territory, though it later regained part of Putnam in 1845 when that county was eliminated.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1806
    White County created White created from that part of Jackson lying south of the Indian boundary and Walton Road, and from all of Non-County Area 5.
    from Jackson
    · Scott, ch. 36/p. 963
  2. 1807
    Lost territory White lost to creation of Warren, lost to Non-County Area 6 when eastern and southern portions of White reverted to non-county status.
    to Warren
    · Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 28/p. 62
  3. 1813
    Gained territory White gained from Jackson.
    from Jackson
    · Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 97/p. 123
  4. 1815
    Lost territory White lost to Bledsoe along entire boundary.
    to Bledsoe
    · Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 182/p. 230
  5. 1820
    Lost territory White lost to Jackson.
    to Jackson
    · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 63/p. 70
Show all 51 changes (46 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1806
    White County created White created from that part of Jackson lying south of the Indian boundary and Walton Road, and from all of Non-County Area 5.
    from Jackson
    · Scott, ch. 36/p. 963
  2. 1807
    Lost territory White lost to creation of Warren, lost to Non-County Area 6 when eastern and southern portions of White reverted to non-county status.
    to Warren
    · Tenn. Acts 1807, 7th assy., 1st sess., ch. 28/p. 62
  3. 1809
    Gained territory White gained from Overton to accommodate local resident.
    from Overton
    · Tenn. Acts 1809, 7th assy., 2d sess., ch. 11/p. 23
  4. 1813
    Gained territory White gained from Jackson.
    from Jackson
    · Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 97/p. 123
  5. 1815
    Lost territory White lost to Bledsoe along entire boundary.
    to Bledsoe
    · Tenn. Acts 1815, 11th assy., ch. 182/p. 230
  6. 1817
    Lost territory White lost to Overton to accommodate local resident.
    to Overton
    · Tenn. Acts 1817, 12th assy., ch. 8/p. 11
  7. 1820
    Lost territory White lost to Jackson.
    to Jackson
    · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 63/p. 70
  8. 1826
    Boundary clarified Boundary between White and Bledsoe clarified (no change).
    with Bledsoeno change
    · Tenn. Acts 1826, 16th assy., ext. sess., priv., ch. 153/p. 133
  9. 1837
    Lost territory White lost to Bledsoe to accommodate local residents; boundary change is an estimated line.
    to Bledsoe
    · Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 65/p. 89
  10. 1838
    Lost territory White lost to creation of Dekalb.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2, 18/pp. 7-8, 11 and Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 199, sec. 3/p. 291
  11. 1840
    Lost territory White lost to creation of Van Buren.
    to Van Buren
    · Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 59, secs. 1, 14/pp. 130, 134
  12. 1842
    Lost territory White lost to creation of Putnam.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 169, sec. 1/p. 186
  13. 1845
    Gained territory White gained part of Putnam; Putnam eliminated when Overton Chancery Court declared Putnam to have been unconstitutionally established.
    from Putnamfrom Overton
    · DeLozier, 21; McBride, 11; Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 75/p. 141
  14. 1854
    Lost territory White lost to the re-creation of Putnam; White lost to Van Buren to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnamto Van Buren
    · Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp. 744-754
  15. 1854
    Gained territory White gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident (later repealed).
    from Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 181/p. 250
  16. 1855
    Gained territory White gained from Bledsoe, lost to creation of Cumberland.
    from Bledsoefrom Cumberland
    · Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 6, sec. 1/p. 9
  17. 1856
    Gained territory White gained from Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 173, secs. 1-5, 8-9/pp. 264-266
  18. 1858
    Gained territory White gained from Van Buren to accommodate local resident.
    from Van Buren
    · Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., pub., ch. 47, secs. 1-11/pp. 57-59 and ch. 83, sec. 3/p. 91
  19. 1860
    Gained territory White gained land of James M. Anderson. · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp. 368-370
  20. 1860
    Gained territory White gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident (later repealed).
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 135, secs. 1-13/pp. 438-440
  21. 1860
    Lost territory White lost to Cumberland to accommodate local resident; White lost to Dekalb to accommodate local resident (later repealed).
    to Cumberlandto Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 210/p. 596
  22. 1867
    Gained territory White gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    from Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 12/p. 9
  23. 1868
    Gained territory White gained from Dekalb (later repealed).
    from Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 82/p. 108
  24. 1868
    Lost territory White lost to Dekalb (later repealed).
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 5/p. 5
  25. 1869
    Lost territory White lost to Van Buren to accommodate local resident.
    to Van Buren
    · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 36/p. 48
  26. 1869
    Gained territory White gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    from Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64
  27. 1870
    Gained territory White gained from Dekalb to accommodate local residents.
    from Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1869, 36th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 48/p. 62
  28. 1871
    Gained territory White gained from Van Buren to accommodate local resident.
    from Van Buren
    · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 3d sess., ch. 104/p. 125
  29. 1871
    Lost territory White lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident (later repealed).
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 74/p. 67
  30. 1879
    Lost territory White lost to Van Buren to accommodate local residents.
    to Van Buren
    · Tenn. Acts 1879, 41st assy., 1st sess., ch. 137, secs. 1-17/pp. 174-177
  31. 1881
    Lost territory White lost to Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1881, 42d assy., 1st sess., ch. 165/p. 221
  32. 1883
    Gained territory White gained from Cumberland to accommodate local resident.
    from Cumberland
    · Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 45/p. 49
  33. 1885
    Lost territory White lost to Van Buren to accommodate local residents.
    to Van Buren
    · Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 136/p. 247
  34. 1887
    Gained territory White gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident; White lost small area to Putnam.
    from Dekalbfrom Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 193/p. 325; ch. 203/p. 334
  35. 1889
    Gained territory White gained from Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 113/p. 217
  36. 1889
    Lost territory White lost to Dekalb to accommodate local residents.
    to Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 264/p. 490
  37. 1897
    Lost territory White lost to Warren to accommodate local resident.
    to Warren
    · Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 318/p. 676
  38. 1897
    Exchanged territory White exchanged with Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    with Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1897, 50th assy., ch. 306/p. 646
  39. 1899
    Boundary clarified Boundary between White and Warren clarified
    with Warrenno change
    · Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 84/p. 123
  40. 1899
    Gained territory White gained from Cumberland to accommodate local resident.
    from Cumberland
    · Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 226/p. 479
  41. 1899
    Gained territory White gained from Cumberland to accommodate local resident.
    from Cumberlandfrom White-Cumberland
    · Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 366/p. 361
  42. 1902
    Changed Putnam undertook an official survey of its boundary with White and laid claim to the Ravenscroft area.
    Putnam
    · "Putnam County v. White County" in Tenn. Rpts., 140:23
  43. 1909
    Gained territory White gained from Van Buren to accommodate local residents.
    from Van Buren
    · Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 62/p. 186
  44. 1911
    Changed Boundary between White and Warren adjusted.
    Warren
    · Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 579/p. 1739
  45. 1915
    Gained territory White gained from Dekalb along the Caney Fork River. Legislature authorized White to gain from Putnam to accommodate local residents (later overturned). Putnam exchanged with White in order to restore the Ravenscroft area to White.
    from Dekalbfrom Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1915, 59th assy., priv., ch. 477/p. 1560; ch. 542/p. 1736; ch. 656/p. 2137
  46. 1917
    Changed Tennessee Supreme Court upheld act of 17 May 1915 (ch. 477) and ruled that the Ravenscroft area, which was transferred from Putnam to White by said act, had actually always been part of White, thus invalidating the 1902 boundary survey. Supreme Court also upheld ruling of Putnam Chancery Court which overturned act of 17 May 1915 (ch. 656).
    Putnam
    · "Putnam County v. White County" in Tenn. Rpts., 140:19-33
  47. 1925
    Lost territory White lost small area to Putnam.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1925, 64th assy., priv., ch. 698/p. 2567
  48. 1927
    Gained territory White gained from Dekalb to accommodate local resident.
    from Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1927, 65th assy., priv., ch. 82/p. 185; repeated in ch. 147/p. 321
  49. 1933
    Gained territory White gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident (later repealed).
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 562/p. 1366
  50. 1941
    Lost territory White lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident (later repealed).
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1941, 72d assy., priv., ch. 62/p. 232
  51. 1961
    Gained territory White gained from Putnam.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1961, 82d assy., priv., ch. 220/p. 752

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People and land

White by the Census

Population
27,351 2020 Census count
Housing units
11,938 2020 Census count
Land area
377 square miles
Water area
2.8 square miles
People per sq mi
73 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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When was White County founded?
White County was founded in 1806, formed from Jackson County, and named after John White and James White.
What is the county seat of White County?
The county seat of White County is Sparta.
Is there an online parcel map for White County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 17,401 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has White County's boundary or name changed?
White County was created in 1806 from Jackson County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 48 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Putnam County, Dekalb County and Van Buren County.
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