Welcome to White Rock ...
So far, we found very little information about White Rock. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added White Rock to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with White Rock, please Contact Us.
White Rock would have been located within present day Iosco County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of White Rock, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for White Rock is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where White Rock was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
White Rock would have been located in the (989) area code.
Communities Also Named White Rock ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named White Rock: This one is located in Iosco County and the other is located in Huron County.
Beyond Michigan, there are 41 communities that are also named White Rock - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Maine, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Mexico (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (7), Virginia (2) and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Rock.
Communities near White Rock ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near White Rock.
- East Tawas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawas
- East Tawas is located in Iosco County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,721 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Tawas <5>
- Tawas City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tawas City
- Tawas City is located in Iosco County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,782 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tawas City <5>
- Au Gres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Gres
- Au Gres is located in Arenac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Au Gres <5>
- Whittemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
- Whittemore is located in Iosco County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittemore <5>
- Omer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Prescott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Ogemaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <5>
- Twining
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Harmon City Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
- Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
- Hale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Hale is located in Iosco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hale <5>
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 White Rock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Rock.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of White Rock. 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 White Rock.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around White Rock. See our Newspapers Page for White Rock.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Iosco County: www.iosco.m33access.com/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about White Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Iosco, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Rock - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |