Welcome to Whites ...

Whites is located in Clay County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Whites, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Whites is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Whites: (662)

Communities Also Named Whites ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Whites: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Rankin County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 21 communities that are also named Whites - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Whites ...

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

• Starkville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
  • Starkville is located in Oktibbeha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starkville <4>
• Columbus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• West Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Aberdeen
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Caledonia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Artesia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Artesia is located in Lowndes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
• Muldon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
  • Muldon is located in Monroe County
• Vinton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Clay County
• Abbott
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
  • Abbott is located in Clay County
• Siloam
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Siloam is located in Clay County

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 Whites. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whites.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whites. 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 Whites.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whites ...

Looking for more information about Whites? 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 Whites, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whites.

Adding Whites to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whites in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Whites was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whites.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/