White is a native of Hokes Bluff, Alabama, where he attended Hokes Bluff High School. A four-laning project is ongoing east of Gadsden near the town of Hokes Bluff. The route passes through Hokes Bluff on its way to Piedmont. Hokes Bluff is located in eastern Etowah County at . A new mail route was established from Gadsden to Hokes Bluff in 1890. Hokes Bluff was incorporated in 1946 with a population of 1,200. Hokes Bluff was established on a high bluff overlooking the Coosa River. Hokes Bluff is a city in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. Before it was established, Hokes Bluff had poor mail service, receiving most mail by steamboat. Colbert likens Hokes to his self-important correspondent character, but "more extreme, more self-involved".