Welcome to Whitehouse ...

Whitehouse is located in Acadia Parish<1>.

The location of Whitehouse has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitehouse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Whitehouse is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Whitehouse lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Whitehouse: (337)

Communities Also Named Whitehouse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Whitehouse - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland (2), New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Quebec, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whitehouse.

Communities near Whitehouse ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitehouse.

• Crowley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
  • Crowley is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,520 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <4>
• Jennings
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <4>
• Eunice
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
  • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <4>
• Welsh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <4>
• Lake Arthur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arthur
  • Lake Arthur is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Arthur <4>
• Kinder
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
  • Kinder is located in Allen Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinder <4>
• Basile
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
  • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <4>
• Iota
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
  • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
• Elton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <4>
• Estherwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherwood
  • Estherwood is located in Acadia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherwood <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Whitehouse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitehouse.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitehouse. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Whitehouse.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitehouse. See our Newspapers Page for Whitehouse.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitehouse ...

Looking for more information about Whitehouse? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Whitehouse, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whitehouse.

Adding Whitehouse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whitehouse in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Whitehouse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Whitehouse post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitehouse.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitehouse. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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