Welcome to Whites Valley ...

Whites Valley is located in Wayne County<1>.

The location of Whites Valley 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 Valley, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Whites Valley: Whites Vly. (or less commonly used: Whites Vally. or Whites Vlly.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Whites Valley for more information about variations on the name of Whites Valley.

Whites Valley is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Whites Valley is located in the (570) area code.

Communities near Whites Valley ...

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

• Carbondale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Archbald
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archbald have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbald
  • Archbald is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbald <4>
• Blakely
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blakely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
  • Blakely is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <4>
• Jessup
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
  • Jessup is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jessup <4>
• Honesdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honesdale
  • Honesdale is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honesdale <4>
• Jermyn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
  • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <4>
• Forest City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
• Mayfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Waymart
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymart
  • Waymart is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waymart <4>
• Hawley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Hawley is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Whites Valley ...

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

Adding Whites Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Whites Valley 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 Valley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Whites Valley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Whites Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/