Welcome to White Plains ...

White Plains is located in Chesterfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Plains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

White Plains is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

White Plains is located in the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named White Plains ...

While we believe that this White Plains is located in Chesterfield County, we know of another 2 South Carolina communities named White Plains. Those communities are located in the following counties: Anderson and Cherokee County.

Beyond South 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, North 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.

• Wingate
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
  • Wingate is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingate <4>
• Marshville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
  • Marshville is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshville <4>
• Pageland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
  • Pageland is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pageland <4>
• Kershaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
  • Kershaw is located in Kershaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kershaw <4>
• Chesterfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
• Heath Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Springs
  • Heath Springs is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,054 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath Springs <4>
• McBee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
  • McBee is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McBee <4>
• Jefferson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Ruby
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <4>
• Mount Croghan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Croghan
  • Mount Croghan is located in Chesterfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Croghan <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 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.<5>

From that list, the White Plains post office opened in 1858.

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

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 State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/