Welcome to White Plains ...

White Plains is located in Cleveland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Plains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1844.

White Plains is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: White Plains lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for White Plains: (704) & (980)<4>

Websites for White Plains ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clevelandchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to White Plains, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named White Plains ...

While we believe that this White Plains is located in Cleveland County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named White Plains. Those communities are located in the following counties: Hyde and Surry County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 21 communities that are also named White Plains - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia, Illinois (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Nevada, New York, South Carolina (3), Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near White Plains ...

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

• Gastonia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <5>
• Shelby
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <5>
• Gaffney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <5>
• Lincolnton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <5>
• Kings Mountain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <5>
• York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
• Clover
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <5>
• Cherryville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <5>
• Bessemer City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer City
  • Bessemer City is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer City <5>
• Dallas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <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 Plains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Plains.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Plains ...

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

Adding White Plains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Plains 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 White Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the White Plains post office opened in 1844.

We also found White Plains in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Plains.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/