Welcome to White River ...

So far, we found very little information about White River. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added White River to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with White River, please Contact Us.

White River would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.

The location of White River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of White River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for White River: White Riv.

While the community is gone, the present day location for White River is 5,480 feet [1,670 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of White River is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where White River was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named White River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named White River - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Indiana, Ontario, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near White River ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near White River.

• Lund
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
  • Lund is located in White Pine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lund <5>
• Preston ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in White Pine County
• Gold Point ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
  • Gold Point is located in Nye County
• Grant City ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant City
  • Grant City is located in Nye County
• Willow Grove
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
  • Willow Grove is located in White Pine County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around White River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White River.

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

Adding White River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the White River post office opened in 1889.

We also found White River in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Nye County: www.co.nye.nv.us/

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/