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Welcome to Whitehorse ...Whitehorse is located in Chester County<1>. The location of Whitehorse has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Whitehorse, 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. When the people of Whitehorse refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Whitehorsian<3> Whitehorse is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Whitehorse lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Whitehorse: (610) & (484)<5> Communities Also Named Whitehorse ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Whitehorse - they are located in New Mexico, South Dakota and Yukon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Whitehorse. Communities near Whitehorse ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whitehorse.
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 Whitehorse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whitehorse. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whitehorse. 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 Whitehorse. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whitehorse. See our Newspapers Page for Whitehorse. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whitehorse ...Looking for more information about Whitehorse? 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 Whitehorse, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Whitehorse. Adding Whitehorse to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Whitehorse 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 Whitehorse was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Whitehorse on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Whitehorse. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Whitehorse. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Chester County: www.chesco.org/ The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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